#b6a9a6

Color #b6a9a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.35 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#b6a9a6

RGB

rgb(182, 169, 166)

HSL

hsl(11.2, 9.9%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(11.2, 8.8%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 8.8%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(70.23, 4.15, 3.23)

LCH

lch(70.23, 5.26, 37.89)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0158, 33.08)

HWB

hwb(11.2, 65.1%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6b3b6

Analogous

#b6a6ab

#b6a9a6

#b6b1a6

Triadic

#b6a9a6

#a6b6a9

#a9a6b6

Split-complementary

#b6a9a6

#a6b6b1

#a6abb6

Tetradic

#b6a9a6

#b3b6a6

#a6b3b6

#a9a6b6

Square

#b6a9a6

#abb6a6

#a6b3b6

#b1a6b6

Shades

Color #b6a9a6 mixed toward black.

#9c8a86

#7f6d68

#60524e

#403634

#201b1a

Tints

Color #b6a9a6 mixed toward white.

#c2b7b5

#cec6c4

#dad4d2

#e7e2e1

#f3f1f0

Tones

Color #b6a9a6 mixed toward gray.

#b5aaa7

#b3aba9

#b2abaa

#b1acab

#afadad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b0a7 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#b1b2a7 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#b5a7a7 · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 6.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6a9a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6a9a6]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Salmon #fa8072

Orange Red #ff4500

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Frequently asked questions

#b6a9a6 (#b6a9a6) is rgb(182, 169, 166) in RGB.

No, #b6a9a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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