#b3a9a6

Color #b3a9a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.22 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a9a6

RGB

rgb(179, 169, 166)

HSL

hsl(13.8, 7.9%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(13.8, 7.3%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 7.3%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(69.97, 3.05, 2.83)

LCH

lch(69.97, 4.16, 42.86)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0123, 37.43)

HWB

hwb(13.8, 65.1%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6b0b3

Analogous

#b3a6a9

#b3a9a6

#b3afa6

Triadic

#b3a9a6

#a6b3a9

#a9a6b3

Split-complementary

#b3a9a6

#a6b3af

#a6a9b3

Tetradic

#b3a9a6

#b0b3a6

#a6b0b3

#a9a6b3

Square

#b3a9a6

#a9b3a6

#a6b0b3

#afa6b3

Shades

Color #b3a9a6 mixed toward black.

#988b87

#7c6e6a

#5d534f

#3e3735

#1f1c1a

Tints

Color #b3a9a6 mixed toward white.

#c0b7b5

#ccc6c4

#d9d4d2

#e6e2e1

#f2f1f0

Tones

Color #b3a9a6 mixed toward gray.

#b2a9a7

#b1aaa8

#b0aba9

#afabaa

#adacab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafa7 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#afb0a7 · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#b3a7a7 · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 4.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a9a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a9a6]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#b3a9a6 (#b3a9a6) is rgb(179, 169, 166) in RGB.

No, #b3a9a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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