#b29b9b

Color #b29b9b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.52 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b29b9b

RGB

rgb(178, 155, 155)

HSL

hsl(0, 13%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 12.9%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.9%, 12.9%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(65.96, 8.47, 3.12)

LCH

lch(65.96, 9.03, 20.22)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0273, 17.7)

HWB

hwb(0, 60.8%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bb2b2

Analogous

#b29ba7

#b29b9b

#b2a79b

Triadic

#b29b9b

#9bb29b

#9b9bb2

Split-complementary

#b29b9b

#9bb2a7

#9ba7b2

Tetradic

#b29b9b

#b2b29b

#9bb2b2

#9b9bb2

Square

#b29b9b

#a7b29b

#9bb2b2

#a79bb2

Shades

Color #b29b9b mixed toward black.

#9a7c7c

#7d6161

#5e4848

#3f3030

#1f1818

Tints

Color #b29b9b mixed toward white.

#bfacac

#ccbcbc

#d9cdcd

#e5dede

#f2eeee

Tones

Color #b29b9b mixed toward gray.

#b09d9d

#ae9f9f

#aca1a1

#aaa3a3

#a8a5a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a89b · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#aaac9b · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#b19b9b · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 10.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b29b9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b29b9b]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b29b9b (#b29b9b) is rgb(178, 155, 155) in RGB.

No, #b29b9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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