#b3b1ae

Color #b3b1ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.53 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b1ae

RGB

rgb(179, 177, 174)

HSL

hsl(36, 3.2%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36, 2.8%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 2.8%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(72.28, 0.15, 1.78)

LCH

lch(72.28, 1.79, 85.18)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0048, 77.99)

HWB

hwb(36, 68.2%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeb0b3

Analogous

#b3aeae

#b3b1ae

#b2b3ae

Triadic

#b3b1ae

#aeb3b1

#b1aeb3

Split-complementary

#b3b1ae

#aeb2b3

#aeaeb3

Tetradic

#b3b1ae

#b0b3ae

#aeb0b3

#b1aeb3

Square

#b3b1ae

#aeb3ae

#aeb0b3

#b3aeb2

Shades

Color #b3b1ae mixed toward black.

#979490

#797672

#5b5955

#3d3b39

#1e1e1c

Tints

Color #b3b1ae mixed toward white.

#c0bebb

#cccbc9

#d9d8d6

#e6e5e4

#f2f2f1

Tones

Color #b3b1ae mixed toward gray.

#b3b1ae

#b2b1af

#b1b1b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2af · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#b2b2af · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#b3afaf · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 1.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b1ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b1ae]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Frequently asked questions

#b3b1ae (#b3b1ae) is rgb(179, 177, 174) in RGB.

No, #b3b1ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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