#b7aeab

Color #b7aeab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.53 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b7aeab

RGB

rgb(183, 174, 171)

HSL

hsl(15, 7.7%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15, 6.6%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.9%, 6.6%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(71.74, 2.67, 2.68)

LCH

lch(71.74, 3.78, 45.11)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0112, 39.22)

HWB

hwb(15, 67.1%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb4b7

Analogous

#b7abae

#b7aeab

#b7b4ab

Triadic

#b7aeab

#abb7ae

#aeabb7

Split-complementary

#b7aeab

#abb7b4

#abaeb7

Tetradic

#b7aeab

#b4b7ab

#abb4b7

#aeabb7

Square

#b7aeab

#aeb7ab

#abb4b7

#b4abb7

Shades

Color #b7aeab mixed toward black.

#9c8f8b

#7f716d

#5f5552

#403936

#201c1b

Tints

Color #b7aeab mixed toward white.

#c3bbb9

#cfc9c7

#dbd6d5

#e7e4e3

#f3f1f1

Tones

Color #b7aeab mixed toward gray.

#b6aeac

#b5afad

#b4afae

#b3b0af

#b2b0b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3ac · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#b4b4ac · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#b7acac · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 4.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b7aeab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7aeab]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#b7aeab (#b7aeab) is rgb(183, 174, 171) in RGB.

No, #b7aeab 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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