#b3a8aa

Color #b3a8aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.37 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a8aa

RGB

rgb(179, 168, 170)

HSL

hsl(349.1, 6.7%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(349.1, 6.1%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.1%, 5%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(69.82, 4.31, 0.39)

LCH

lch(69.82, 4.33, 5.17)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0129, 4.87)

HWB

hwb(349.1, 65.9%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8b3b1

Analogous

#b3a8af

#b3a8aa

#b3aba8

Triadic

#b3a8aa

#aab3a8

#a8aab3

Split-complementary

#b3a8aa

#a8b3ab

#a8afb3

Tetradic

#b3a8aa

#b3b1a8

#a8b3b1

#a8aab3

Square

#b3a8aa

#afb3a8

#a8b3b1

#aba8b3

Shades

Color #b3a8aa mixed toward black.

#98898c

#7b6c6f

#5d5153

#3e3637

#1f1b1c

Tints

Color #b3a8aa mixed toward white.

#c0b6b8

#ccc5c6

#d9d3d4

#e6e2e3

#f2f0f1

Tones

Color #b3a8aa mixed toward gray.

#b2a9aa

#b1aaab

#b0abac

#afacac

#aeacad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeaa · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#afb0a9 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#b2a9a9 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 5.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a8aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a8aa]

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Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b3a8aa (#b3a8aa) is rgb(179, 168, 170) in RGB.

No, #b3a8aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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