#b9a3ad

Color #b9a3ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.01 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a3ad

RGB

rgb(185, 163, 173)

HSL

hsl(332.7, 13.6%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(332.7, 11.9%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.9%, 6.5%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(69.13, 9.76, -2.21)

LCH

lch(69.13, 10.01, 347.24)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0291, 348.69)

HWB

hwb(332.7, 63.9%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3b9af

Analogous

#b9a3b8

#b9a3ad

#b9a4a3

Triadic

#b9a3ad

#adb9a3

#a3adb9

Split-complementary

#b9a3ad

#a3b9a4

#a3b8b9

Tetradic

#b9a3ad

#b9afa3

#a3b9af

#a3adb9

Square

#b9a3ad

#b8b9a3

#a3b9af

#a4a3b9

Shades

Color #b9a3ad mixed toward black.

#a08290

#846473

#634b56

#423239

#21191d

Tints

Color #b9a3ad mixed toward white.

#c5b2bb

#d0c2c8

#dcd1d6

#e8e0e4

#f3f0f1

Tones

Color #b9a3ad mixed toward gray.

#b7a5ad

#b5a7ad

#b3a8ad

#b2aaae

#b0acae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0ab · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#b1b3aa · ΔE 16.9

Tritanopia

#b8a9a8 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a3ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a3ad]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#b9a3ad (#b9a3ad) is rgb(185, 163, 173) in RGB.

No, #b9a3ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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