#b8a9a2

Color #b8a9a2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.05 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a9a2

RGB

rgb(184, 169, 162)

HSL

hsl(19.1, 13.4%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(19.1, 12%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 12%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(70.3, 4.2, 5.56)

LCH

lch(70.3, 6.97, 52.93)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0201, 46.61)

HWB

hwb(19.1, 63.5%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2b1b8

Analogous

#b8a2a6

#b8a9a2

#b8b4a2

Triadic

#b8a9a2

#a2b8a9

#a9a2b8

Split-complementary

#b8a9a2

#a2b8b4

#a2a6b8

Tetradic

#b8a9a2

#b1b8a2

#a2b1b8

#a9a2b8

Square

#b8a9a2

#a6b8a2

#a2b1b8

#b4a2b8

Shades

Color #b8a9a2 mixed toward black.

#9f8b81

#836e64

#62524b

#413732

#211b19

Tints

Color #b8a9a2 mixed toward white.

#c4b7b1

#d0c6c1

#dbd4d0

#e7e2e0

#f3f1ef

Tones

Color #b8a9a2 mixed toward gray.

#b6aaa4

#b4aaa6

#b2aba7

#b1aca9

#afacab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2a4 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#b3b4a4 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#b7a5a5 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 7.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a9a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a9a2]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#b8a9a2 (#b8a9a2) is rgb(184, 169, 162) in RGB.

No, #b8a9a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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