#BBADAB#BBADAB

#BBADAB is a light, near-neutral red. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 75.9% C 0.016 H 27.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BBADAB
RGB	rgb(187, 173, 171)
HSL	hsl(8, 11%, 70%)
HSV	hsv(8, 9%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 8.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(71.82, 4.66, 2.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(71.82, 5.46, 31.30°)
OKLab	oklab(75.89% 0.0146 0.0076)
OKLCH	oklch(75.89% 0.016 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(42.7870, 43.3928, 44.6418)
Luminance	0.4339 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BBADAB #ABB9BB

analogous

#BBABB1 #BBADAB #BBB5AB

triadic

#BBADAB #ABBBAD #ADABBB

tetradic

#BBADAB #B1BBAB #ABB9BB #B5ABBB

square

#BBADAB #B1BBAB #ABB9BB #B5ABBB

split-complementary

#BBADAB #ABBBB5 #ABB1BB

monochromatic

#826D69 #A08C89 #BBADAB #D6CECD #F1EEEE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.17

#BBADAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.68

#BBADAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BBADAB

9.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BBADAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BBADAB	1.00	2.17	9.68	9.68
#FFFFFF	2.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B0AEAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B3B1AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BFACAC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B0B0B0

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bbadab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 173, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.9% 0.016 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cfc5c4',
    500: '#bbadab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bbadab;
$custom-light: #cfc5c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bbadab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 173,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.5,
    "s": 10.526,
    "l": 70.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75885,
    "c": 0.01645,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.43392
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BBADAB

secondary

#DFE3E3

accent

#8C9551

background

#FCFCFC

surface

#F9F8F8

border

#D2D1D1

text

#131212

muted

#828181

Preview Lab

Preview with #BBADAB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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