#b4acad

Color #b4acad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.56 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b4acad

RGB

rgb(180, 172, 173)

HSL

hsl(352.5, 5.1%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(352.5, 4.4%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 3.9%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(71.03, 3.04, 0.51)

LCH

lch(71.03, 3.08, 9.52)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0093, 8.65)

HWB

hwb(352.5, 67.5%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acb4b3

Analogous

#b4acb1

#b4acad

#b4afac

Triadic

#b4acad

#adb4ac

#acadb4

Split-complementary

#b4acad

#acb4af

#acb1b4

Tetradic

#b4acad

#b4b3ac

#acb4b3

#acadb4

Square

#b4acad

#b1b4ac

#acb4b3

#afacb4

Shades

Color #b4acad mixed toward black.

#988d8e

#7b6f71

#5c5355

#3e3838

#1f1c1c

Tints

Color #b4acad mixed toward white.

#c0babb

#cdc8c8

#d9d5d6

#e6e3e4

#f2f1f1

Tones

Color #b4acad mixed toward gray.

#b3adad

#b3adae

#b2aeae

#b1afaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1ad · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#b1b2ad · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#b4adad · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4acad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4acad]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b4acad (#b4acad) is rgb(180, 172, 173) in RGB.

No, #b4acad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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