#b1a8a9

Color #b1a8a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.49 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b1a8a9

RGB

rgb(177, 168, 169)

HSL

hsl(353.3, 5.5%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(353.3, 5.1%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.1%, 4.5%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(69.62, 3.41, 0.64)

LCH

lch(69.62, 3.47, 10.63)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0105, 9.91)

HWB

hwb(353.3, 65.9%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8b1b0

Analogous

#b1a8ad

#b1a8a9

#b1aba8

Triadic

#b1a8a9

#a9b1a8

#a8a9b1

Split-complementary

#b1a8a9

#a8b1ab

#a8adb1

Tetradic

#b1a8a9

#b1b0a8

#a8b1b0

#a8a9b1

Square

#b1a8a9

#adb1a8

#a8b1b0

#aba8b1

Shades

Color #b1a8a9 mixed toward black.

#968a8b

#796d6e

#5b5153

#3d3637

#1e1b1c

Tints

Color #b1a8a9 mixed toward white.

#beb6b7

#cbc5c6

#d8d3d4

#e5e2e2

#f2f0f1

Tones

Color #b1a8a9 mixed toward gray.

#b0a9a9

#afa9aa

#afaaab

#aeabab

#adacac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adada9 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#aeaea9 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#b1a9a9 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 4.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1a8a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1a8a9]

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Frequently asked questions

#b1a8a9 (#b1a8a9) is rgb(177, 168, 169) in RGB.

No, #b1a8a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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