#b49e9e

Color #b49e9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.89 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b49e9e

RGB

rgb(180, 158, 158)

HSL

hsl(0, 12.8%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 12.2%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 12.2%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(67, 8.07, 2.97)

LCH

lch(67, 8.6, 20.21)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0259, 17.74)

HWB

hwb(0, 62%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eb4b4

Analogous

#b49ea9

#b49e9e

#b4a99e

Triadic

#b49e9e

#9eb49e

#9e9eb4

Split-complementary

#b49e9e

#9eb4a9

#9ea9b4

Tetradic

#b49e9e

#b4b49e

#9eb4b4

#9e9eb4

Square

#b49e9e

#a9b49e

#9eb4b4

#a99eb4

Shades

Color #b49e9e mixed toward black.

#9b7e7e

#7f6262

#5f4a4a

#403131

#201919

Tints

Color #b49e9e mixed toward white.

#c1aeae

#cdbebe

#dacfcf

#e6dfdf

#f3efef

Tones

Color #b49e9e mixed toward gray.

#b2a0a0

#b0a2a2

#afa4a4

#ada5a5

#aba7a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abab9e · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#acae9e · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#b39e9e · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b49e9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b49e9e]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b49e9e (#b49e9e) is rgb(180, 158, 158) in RGB.

No, #b49e9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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