#b5a6a2

Color #b5a6a2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.21 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a6a2

RGB

rgb(181, 166, 162)

HSL

hsl(12.6, 11.4%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12.6, 10.5%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 10.5%, 29%)

LAB

lab(69.26, 4.72, 4.03)

LCH

lch(69.26, 6.21, 40.49)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0184, 35.5)

HWB

hwb(12.6, 63.5%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2b1b5

Analogous

#b5a2a8

#b5a6a2

#b5b0a2

Triadic

#b5a6a2

#a2b5a6

#a6a2b5

Split-complementary

#b5a6a2

#a2b5b0

#a2a8b5

Tetradic

#b5a6a2

#b1b5a2

#a2b1b5

#a6a2b5

Square

#b5a6a2

#a8b5a2

#a2b1b5

#b0a2b5

Shades

Color #b5a6a2 mixed toward black.

#9c8882

#7f6b65

#60504c

#403533

#201b19

Tints

Color #b5a6a2 mixed toward white.

#c1b5b2

#cec4c1

#dad3d1

#e6e1e0

#f3f0f0

Tones

Color #b5a6a2 mixed toward gray.

#b4a7a4

#b2a8a5

#b0a9a7

#afaaa8

#adabaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafa3 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#b0b1a3 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#b4a4a4 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a6a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a6a2]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Tomato #ff6347

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#b5a6a2 (#b5a6a2) is rgb(181, 166, 162) in RGB.

No, #b5a6a2 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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