#b8aba1

Color #b8aba1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.6 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b8aba1

RGB

rgb(184, 171, 161)

HSL

hsl(26.1, 13.9%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(26.1, 12.5%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 12.5%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(70.8, 2.94, 6.83)

LCH

lch(70.8, 7.44, 66.71)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0207, 60.08)

HWB

hwb(26.1, 63.1%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1aeb8

Analogous

#b8a1a2

#b8aba1

#b8b6a1

Triadic

#b8aba1

#a1b8ab

#aba1b8

Split-complementary

#b8aba1

#a1b8b6

#a1a2b8

Tetradic

#b8aba1

#aeb8a1

#a1aeb8

#aba1b8

Square

#b8aba1

#a2b8a1

#a1aeb8

#b6a1b8

Shades

Color #b8aba1 mixed toward black.

#9f8e80

#837163

#62554a

#413831

#211c19

Tints

Color #b8aba1 mixed toward white.

#c4b9b1

#d0c7c0

#dbd5d0

#e7e3e0

#f3f1ef

Tones

Color #b8aba1 mixed toward gray.

#b6aba3

#b4aba5

#b2aca7

#b0aca9

#aeacaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b2a3 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#b3b4a4 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#b7a5a6 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 6.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8aba1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8aba1]

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Frequently asked questions

#b8aba1 (#b8aba1) is rgb(184, 171, 161) in RGB.

No, #b8aba1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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