#b5a8a8

Color #b5a8a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.02 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a8a8

RGB

rgb(181, 168, 168)

HSL

hsl(0, 8.1%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 7.2%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.2%, 7.2%, 29%)

LAB

lab(69.93, 4.68, 1.69)

LCH

lch(69.93, 4.98, 19.86)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0151, 17.35)

HWB

hwb(0, 65.9%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8b5b5

Analogous

#b5a8ae

#b5a8a8

#b5aea8

Triadic

#b5a8a8

#a8b5a8

#a8a8b5

Split-complementary

#b5a8a8

#a8b5ae

#a8aeb5

Tetradic

#b5a8a8

#b5b5a8

#a8b5b5

#a8a8b5

Square

#b5a8a8

#aeb5a8

#a8b5b5

#aea8b5

Shades

Color #b5a8a8 mixed toward black.

#9a8888

#7e6b6b

#5e5050

#3f3535

#1f1b1b

Tints

Color #b5a8a8 mixed toward white.

#c1b6b6

#cec5c5

#dad3d3

#e6e2e2

#f3f0f0

Tones

Color #b5a8a8 mixed toward gray.

#b4a9a9

#b3aaaa

#b2abab

#b1acac

#b0adad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0afa8 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#b0b1a8 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#b4a8a8 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 6.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a8a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a8a8]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b5a8a8 (#b5a8a8) is rgb(181, 168, 168) in RGB.

No, #b5a8a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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