#b5a9ac

Color #b5a9ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.96 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a9ac

RGB

rgb(181, 169, 172)

HSL

hsl(345, 7.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345, 6.6%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 5%, 29%)

LAB

lab(70.3, 4.85, 0.01)

LCH

lch(70.3, 4.85, 0.12)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0144, 0.4)

HWB

hwb(345, 66.3%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9b5b2

Analogous

#b5a9b2

#b5a9ac

#b5aca9

Triadic

#b5a9ac

#acb5a9

#a9acb5

Split-complementary

#b5a9ac

#a9b5ac

#a9b2b5

Tetradic

#b5a9ac

#b5b2a9

#a9b5b2

#a9acb5

Square

#b5a9ac

#b2b5a9

#a9b5b2

#aca9b5

Shades

Color #b5a9ac mixed toward black.

#9a8a8e

#7d6c70

#5e5154

#3f3638

#1f1b1c

Tints

Color #b5a9ac mixed toward white.

#c1b7ba

#cec6c8

#dad4d5

#e6e2e3

#f3f1f1

Tones

Color #b5a9ac mixed toward gray.

#b4aaac

#b3abad

#b2acad

#b1adae

#b0aeae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0ab · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#b1b2ab · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#b4abab · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 6.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a9ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a9ac]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b5a9ac (#b5a9ac) is rgb(181, 169, 172) in RGB.

No, #b5a9ac 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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