#b4aaac

Color #b4aaac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.14 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b4aaac

RGB

rgb(180, 170, 172)

HSL

hsl(348, 6.3%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348, 5.6%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 4.4%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(70.48, 3.94, 0.26)

LCH

lch(70.48, 3.95, 3.78)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0118, 3.39)

HWB

hwb(348, 66.7%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aab4b2

Analogous

#b4aab1

#b4aaac

#b4adaa

Triadic

#b4aaac

#acb4aa

#aaacb4

Split-complementary

#b4aaac

#aab4ad

#aab1b4

Tetradic

#b4aaac

#b4b2aa

#aab4b2

#aaacb4

Square

#b4aaac

#b1b4aa

#aab4b2

#adaab4

Shades

Color #b4aaac mixed toward black.

#998b8e

#7c6d70

#5d5254

#3e3738

#1f1b1c

Tints

Color #b4aaac mixed toward white.

#c0b8ba

#cdc6c8

#d9d4d5

#e6e3e3

#f2f1f1

Tones

Color #b4aaac mixed toward gray.

#b3abac

#b2acad

#b1acad

#b1adae

#b0aeae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0ac · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#b0b1ab · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#b4abab · ΔE 1.2

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4aaac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4aaac]

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b4aaac (#b4aaac) is rgb(180, 170, 172) in RGB.

No, #b4aaac 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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