#b3b1a9

Color #b3b1a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.28 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b1a9

RGB

rgb(179, 177, 169)

HSL

hsl(48, 6.2%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48, 5.6%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 5.6%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(72.16, -0.75, 4.34)

LCH

lch(72.16, 4.4, 99.8)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0114, 95.01)

HWB

hwb(48, 66.3%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9abb3

Analogous

#b3aca9

#b3b1a9

#b0b3a9

Triadic

#b3b1a9

#a9b3b1

#b1a9b3

Split-complementary

#b3b1a9

#a9b0b3

#aca9b3

Tetradic

#b3b1a9

#abb3a9

#a9abb3

#b1a9b3

Square

#b3b1a9

#a9b3ac

#a9abb3

#b3a9b0

Shades

Color #b3b1a9 mixed toward black.

#98958a

#7b786d

#5c5a52

#3e3c36

#1f1e1b

Tints

Color #b3b1a9 mixed toward white.

#c0beb7

#cccbc6

#d9d8d4

#e6e5e2

#f2f2f1

Tones

Color #b3b1a9 mixed toward gray.

#b2b0aa

#b1b0ab

#b0afab

#b0afac

#afaead

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2ab · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#b2b2ab · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#b3adad · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 4.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b1a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b1a9]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#b3b1a9 (#b3b1a9) is rgb(179, 177, 169) in RGB.

No, #b3b1a9 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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