#b3aaa8

Color #b3aaa8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.75 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b3aaa8

RGB

rgb(179, 170, 168)

HSL

hsl(10.9, 6.7%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.9, 6.1%, 70.2%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(70.29, 2.86, 2.18)

LCH

lch(70.29, 3.6, 37.32)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0108, 32.51)

HWB

hwb(10.9, 65.9%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8b1b3

Analogous

#b3a8ab

#b3aaa8

#b3afa8

Triadic

#b3aaa8

#a8b3aa

#aaa8b3

Split-complementary

#b3aaa8

#a8b3af

#a8abb3

Tetradic

#b3aaa8

#b1b3a8

#a8b1b3

#aaa8b3

Square

#b3aaa8

#abb3a8

#a8b1b3

#afa8b3

Shades

Color #b3aaa8 mixed toward black.

#988c89

#7b6f6c

#5d5351

#3e3736

#1f1c1b

Tints

Color #b3aaa8 mixed toward white.

#c0b8b6

#ccc6c5

#d9d4d3

#e6e3e2

#f2f1f0

Tones

Color #b3aaa8 mixed toward gray.

#b2aaa9

#b1abaa

#b0acab

#afacac

#aeadac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafa8 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#b0b0a9 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#b3a9a9 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 4.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3aaa8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3aaa8]

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Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#b3aaa8 (#b3aaa8) is rgb(179, 170, 168) in RGB.

No, #b3aaa8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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