#b5afab

Color #b5afab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.07 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b5afab

RGB

rgb(181, 175, 171)

HSL

hsl(24, 6.3%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(24, 5.5%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.3%, 5.5%, 29%)

LAB

lab(71.84, 1.41, 2.8)

LCH

lch(71.84, 3.13, 63.27)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0089, 55.95)

HWB

hwb(24, 67.1%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb1b5

Analogous

#b5abac

#b5afab

#b5b4ab

Triadic

#b5afab

#abb5af

#afabb5

Split-complementary

#b5afab

#abb5b4

#abacb5

Tetradic

#b5afab

#b1b5ab

#abb1b5

#afabb5

Square

#b5afab

#acb5ab

#abb1b5

#b4abb5

Shades

Color #b5afab mixed toward black.

#99918c

#7d746e

#5e5752

#3e3a37

#1f1d1b

Tints

Color #b5afab mixed toward white.

#c1bcb9

#cecac7

#dad7d5

#e6e4e3

#f3f2f1

Tones

Color #b5afab mixed toward gray.

#b4afac

#b3afad

#b2afad

#b2b0ae

#b1b0af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2ac · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#b3b3ac · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#b5adad · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 3.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5afab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5afab]

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Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#b5afab (#b5afab) is rgb(181, 175, 171) in RGB.

No, #b5afab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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