#b7acae

Color #b7acae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.77 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b7acae

RGB

rgb(183, 172, 174)

HSL

hsl(349.1, 7.1%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(349.1, 6%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6%, 4.9%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(71.3, 4.29, 0.39)

LCH

lch(71.3, 4.31, 5.19)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0129, 4.87)

HWB

hwb(349.1, 67.5%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acb7b5

Analogous

#b7acb3

#b7acae

#b7afac

Triadic

#b7acae

#aeb7ac

#acaeb7

Split-complementary

#b7acae

#acb7af

#acb3b7

Tetradic

#b7acae

#b7b5ac

#acb7b5

#acaeb7

Square

#b7acae

#b3b7ac

#acb7b5

#afacb7

Shades

Color #b7acae mixed toward black.

#9c8c8f

#7f6e71

#5f5255

#3f3738

#201b1c

Tints

Color #b7acae mixed toward white.

#c3babb

#cfc8c9

#dbd5d6

#e7e3e4

#f3f1f1

Tones

Color #b7acae mixed toward gray.

#b6adaf

#b5aeaf

#b4afb0

#b3b0b0

#b2b1b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2ae · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#b3b4ad · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#b6adad · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b7acae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7acae]

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Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b7acae (#b7acae) is rgb(183, 172, 174) in RGB.

No, #b7acae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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