#b8b3a9

Color #b8b3a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.9 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b3a9

RGB

rgb(184, 179, 169)

HSL

hsl(40, 9.6%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 8.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 8.2%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(73.09, -0.01, 5.73)

LCH

lch(73.09, 5.73, 90.1)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0151, 84.67)

HWB

hwb(40, 66.3%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9aeb8

Analogous

#b8aba9

#b8b3a9

#b5b8a9

Triadic

#b8b3a9

#a9b8b3

#b3a9b8

Split-complementary

#b8b3a9

#a9b5b8

#aba9b8

Tetradic

#b8b3a9

#aeb8a9

#a9aeb8

#b3a9b8

Square

#b8b3a9

#a9b8ab

#a9aeb8

#b8a9b5

Shades

Color #b8b3a9 mixed toward black.

#9d9789

#81796a

#615b50

#403d35

#201e1b

Tints

Color #b8b3a9 mixed toward white.

#c4c0b7

#d0ccc6

#dbd9d4

#e7e6e2

#f3f2f1

Tones

Color #b8b3a9 mixed toward gray.

#b7b3aa

#b5b2ab

#b4b2ad

#b3b1ae

#b2b1af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6ab · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#b6b7ac · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#b8adae · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b3a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b3a9]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#b8b3a9 (#b8b3a9) is rgb(184, 179, 169) in RGB.

No, #b8b3a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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