#b3a8ac

Color #b3a8ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.77 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a8ac

RGB

rgb(179, 168, 172)

HSL

hsl(338.2, 6.7%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(338.2, 6.1%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.1%, 3.9%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(69.87, 4.68, -0.64)

LCH

lch(69.87, 4.72, 352.21)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0138, 353.34)

HWB

hwb(338.2, 65.9%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8b3af

Analogous

#b3a8b1

#b3a8ac

#b3a9a8

Triadic

#b3a8ac

#acb3a8

#a8acb3

Split-complementary

#b3a8ac

#a8b3a9

#a8b1b3

Tetradic

#b3a8ac

#b3afa8

#a8b3af

#a8acb3

Square

#b3a8ac

#b1b3a8

#a8b3af

#a9a8b3

Shades

Color #b3a8ac mixed toward black.

#98898e

#7b6c71

#5d5155

#3e3639

#1f1b1c

Tints

Color #b3a8ac mixed toward white.

#c0b6ba

#ccc5c8

#d9d3d5

#e6e2e3

#f2f0f1

Tones

Color #b3a8ac mixed toward gray.

#b2a9ac

#b1aaac

#b0abad

#afacad

#aeacad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeab · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#afb0ab · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#b2aaaa · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 6.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a8ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a8ac]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Crimson #dc143c

Deep Pink #ff1493

Pink #ffc0cb

Frequently asked questions

#b3a8ac (#b3a8ac) is rgb(179, 168, 172) in RGB.

No, #b3a8ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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