#b4a6a9

Color #b4a6a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.6 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b4a6a9

RGB

rgb(180, 166, 169)

HSL

hsl(347.1, 8.5%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(347.1, 7.8%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 6.1%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(69.36, 5.59, 0.28)

LCH

lch(69.36, 5.6, 2.87)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0167, 2.74)

HWB

hwb(347.1, 65.1%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6b4b1

Analogous

#b4a6b0

#b4a6a9

#b4aaa6

Triadic

#b4a6a9

#a9b4a6

#a6a9b4

Split-complementary

#b4a6a9

#a6b4aa

#a6b0b4

Tetradic

#b4a6a9

#b4b1a6

#a6b4b1

#a6a9b4

Square

#b4a6a9

#b0b4a6

#a6b4b1

#aaa6b4

Shades

Color #b4a6a9 mixed toward black.

#9a878b

#7d696e

#5e4f52

#3f3537

#1f1a1b

Tints

Color #b4a6a9 mixed toward white.

#c0b5b7

#cdc4c6

#d9d2d4

#e6e1e2

#f2f0f1

Tones

Color #b4a6a9 mixed toward gray.

#b3a7aa

#b2a8aa

#b0a9ab

#afabac

#aeacac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaea8 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#afb0a8 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#b3a8a8 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4a6a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4a6a9]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b4a6a9 (#b4a6a9) is rgb(180, 166, 169) in RGB.

No, #b4a6a9 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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