#b9a4a9

Color #b9a4a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.5 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a4a9

RGB

rgb(185, 164, 169)

HSL

hsl(345.7, 13%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345.7, 11.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 8.6%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(69.28, 8.5, 0.22)

LCH

lch(69.28, 8.5, 1.48)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0254, 1.58)

HWB

hwb(345.7, 64.3%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4b9b4

Analogous

#b9a4b3

#b9a4a9

#b9a9a4

Triadic

#b9a4a9

#a9b9a4

#a4a9b9

Split-complementary

#b9a4a9

#a4b9a9

#a4b3b9

Tetradic

#b9a4a9

#b9b4a4

#a4b9b4

#a4a9b9

Square

#b9a4a9

#b3b9a4

#a4b9b4

#a9a4b9

Shades

Color #b9a4a9 mixed toward black.

#a0838a

#83656c

#634c51

#423336

#21191b

Tints

Color #b9a4a9 mixed toward white.

#c5b3b7

#d0c2c6

#dcd1d4

#e8e1e2

#f3f0f1

Tones

Color #b9a4a9 mixed toward gray.

#b7a6aa

#b5a7ab

#b4a9ac

#b2abad

#b0adae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0a8 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#b2b3a8 · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#b8a7a7 · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a4a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a4a9]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b9a4a9 (#b9a4a9) is rgb(185, 164, 169) in RGB.

No, #b9a4a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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