#b6a5a2

Color #b6a5a2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.8 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b6a5a2

RGB

rgb(182, 165, 162)

HSL

hsl(9, 12%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(9, 11%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 11%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(69.09, 5.64, 3.79)

LCH

lch(69.09, 6.8, 33.9)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0204, 29.71)

HWB

hwb(9, 63.5%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2b3b6

Analogous

#b6a2a9

#b6a5a2

#b6afa2

Triadic

#b6a5a2

#a2b6a5

#a5a2b6

Split-complementary

#b6a5a2

#a2b6af

#a2a9b6

Tetradic

#b6a5a2

#b3b6a2

#a2b3b6

#a5a2b6

Square

#b6a5a2

#a9b6a2

#a2b3b6

#afa2b6

Shades

Color #b6a5a2 mixed toward black.

#9d8682

#816965

#604f4c

#403532

#201a19

Tints

Color #b6a5a2 mixed toward white.

#c2b4b2

#cec3c1

#dbd2d1

#e7e1e0

#f3f0f0

Tones

Color #b6a5a2 mixed toward gray.

#b4a6a4

#b3a7a5

#b1a9a7

#afaaa9

#aeabaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafa3 · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#b0b1a3 · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#b5a3a3 · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6a5a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6a5a2]

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Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

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Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#b6a5a2 (#b6a5a2) is rgb(182, 165, 162) in RGB.

No, #b6a5a2 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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