#bfafae

Color #bfafae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.06 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bfafae

RGB

rgb(191, 175, 174)

HSL

hsl(3.5, 11.7%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.5, 8.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.4%, 8.9%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(72.76, 5.55, 2.59)

LCH

lch(72.76, 6.12, 25.02)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0185, 21.86)

HWB

hwb(3.5, 68.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aebebf

Analogous

#bfaeb6

#bfafae

#bfb8ae

Triadic

#bfafae

#aebfaf

#afaebf

Split-complementary

#bfafae

#aebfb8

#aeb6bf

Tetradic

#bfafae

#bebfae

#aebebf

#afaebf

Square

#bfafae

#b6bfae

#aebebf

#b8aebf

Shades

Color #bfafae mixed toward black.

#a48e8c

#886d6b

#665251

#443736

#221b1b

Tints

Color #bfafae mixed toward white.

#cabcbc

#d4cac9

#dfd7d7

#eae4e4

#f4f2f2

Tones

Color #bfafae mixed toward gray.

#beb0b0

#bcb2b1

#bbb3b2

#b9b4b4

#b8b5b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8ae · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#b9baae · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#beaeae · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfafae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfafae]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#bfafae (#bfafae) is rgb(191, 175, 174) in RGB.

No, #bfafae is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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