#b8ada9

Color #b8ada9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.25 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b8ada9

RGB

rgb(184, 173, 169)

HSL

hsl(16, 9.6%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(16, 8.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6%, 8.2%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(71.52, 3.22, 3.46)

LCH

lch(71.52, 4.73, 47.06)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.014, 41.22)

HWB

hwb(16, 66.3%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9b4b8

Analogous

#b8a9ac

#b8ada9

#b8b4a9

Triadic

#b8ada9

#a9b8ad

#ada9b8

Split-complementary

#b8ada9

#a9b8b4

#a9acb8

Tetradic

#b8ada9

#b4b8a9

#a9b4b8

#ada9b8

Square

#b8ada9

#acb8a9

#a9b4b8

#b4a9b8

Shades

Color #b8ada9 mixed toward black.

#9d8e89

#81706a

#615450

#403835

#201c1b

Tints

Color #b8ada9 mixed toward white.

#c4bbb7

#d0c8c6

#dbd6d4

#e7e4e2

#f3f1f1

Tones

Color #b8ada9 mixed toward gray.

#b7aeaa

#b5aeab

#b4afad

#b3afae

#b2b0af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3aa · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#b4b5aa · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#b7abab · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8ada9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8ada9]

Related colors

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#b8ada9 (#b8ada9) is rgb(184, 173, 169) in RGB.

No, #b8ada9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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