#b3a9ab

Color #b3a9ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.05 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a9ab

RGB

rgb(179, 169, 171)

HSL

hsl(348, 6.2%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348, 5.6%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 4.5%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(70.11, 3.95, 0.26)

LCH

lch(70.11, 3.96, 3.77)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0118, 3.39)

HWB

hwb(348, 66.3%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9b3b1

Analogous

#b3a9b0

#b3a9ab

#b3aca9

Triadic

#b3a9ab

#abb3a9

#a9abb3

Split-complementary

#b3a9ab

#a9b3ac

#a9b0b3

Tetradic

#b3a9ab

#b3b1a9

#a9b3b1

#a9abb3

Square

#b3a9ab

#b0b3a9

#a9b3b1

#aca9b3

Shades

Color #b3a9ab mixed toward black.

#988a8d

#7b6d70

#5c5254

#3e3638

#1f1b1c

Tints

Color #b3a9ab mixed toward white.

#c0b7b9

#ccc6c7

#d9d4d5

#e6e2e3

#f2f1f1

Tones

Color #b3a9ab mixed toward gray.

#b2aaab

#b1abac

#b0abac

#b0acad

#afadad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafab · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#afb0aa · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#b3aaaa · ΔE 1.2

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 5.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a9ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a9ab]

Related colors

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Pink #ffc0cb

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b3a9ab (#b3a9ab) is rgb(179, 169, 171) in RGB.

No, #b3a9ab is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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