#b3abad

Color #b3abad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.53 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b3abad

RGB

rgb(179, 171, 173)

HSL

hsl(345, 5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345, 4.5%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.5%, 3.4%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(70.68, 3.22, -0)

LCH

lch(70.68, 3.22, -0)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0096, 0)

HWB

hwb(345, 67.1%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb3b1

Analogous

#b3abb1

#b3abad

#b3adab

Triadic

#b3abad

#adb3ab

#abadb3

Split-complementary

#b3abad

#abb3ad

#abb1b3

Tetradic

#b3abad

#b3b1ab

#abb3b1

#abadb3

Square

#b3abad

#b1b3ab

#abb3b1

#adabb3

Shades

Color #b3abad mixed toward black.

#978c8f

#7a6f72

#5c5355

#3d3739

#1f1c1c

Tints

Color #b3abad mixed toward white.

#c0b9bb

#ccc7c8

#d9d5d6

#e6e3e4

#f2f1f1

Tones

Color #b3abad mixed toward gray.

#b2acad

#b2acae

#b1adae

#b0aeae

#b0aeaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0ad · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#b0b1ac · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#b3acac · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 4.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3abad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3abad]

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b3abad (#b3abad) is rgb(179, 171, 173) in RGB.

No, #b3abad 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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