#b3ada9

Color #b3ada9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.65 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b3ada9

RGB

rgb(179, 173, 169)

HSL

hsl(24, 6.2%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(24, 5.6%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 5.6%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(71.1, 1.41, 2.81)

LCH

lch(71.1, 3.14, 63.35)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0089, 55.95)

HWB

hwb(24, 66.3%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9afb3

Analogous

#b3a9aa

#b3ada9

#b3b2a9

Triadic

#b3ada9

#a9b3ad

#ada9b3

Split-complementary

#b3ada9

#a9b3b2

#a9aab3

Tetradic

#b3ada9

#afb3a9

#a9afb3

#ada9b3

Square

#b3ada9

#aab3a9

#a9afb3

#b2a9b3

Shades

Color #b3ada9 mixed toward black.

#98908a

#7b736d

#5c5652

#3e3936

#1f1d1b

Tints

Color #b3ada9 mixed toward white.

#c0bbb7

#ccc8c6

#d9d6d4

#e6e4e2

#f2f1f1

Tones

Color #b3ada9 mixed toward gray.

#b2adaa

#b1adab

#b0adab

#b0aeac

#afaead

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0aa · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#b1b1aa · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#b3abab · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 3.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3ada9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3ada9]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#b3ada9 (#b3ada9) is rgb(179, 173, 169) in RGB.

No, #b3ada9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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