#b9a5a3

Color #b9a5a3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.84 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a5a3

RGB

rgb(185, 165, 163)

HSL

hsl(5.5, 13.6%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.5, 11.9%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 11.9%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(69.38, 6.92, 3.69)

LCH

lch(69.38, 7.84, 28.07)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0236, 24.5)

HWB

hwb(5.5, 63.9%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3b7b9

Analogous

#b9a3ac

#b9a5a3

#b9b0a3

Triadic

#b9a5a3

#a3b9a5

#a5a3b9

Split-complementary

#b9a5a3

#a3b9b0

#a3acb9

Tetradic

#b9a5a3

#b7b9a3

#a3b7b9

#a5a3b9

Square

#b9a5a3

#acb9a3

#a3b7b9

#b0a3b9

Shades

Color #b9a5a3 mixed toward black.

#a08582

#846764

#634d4b

#423432

#211a19

Tints

Color #b9a5a3 mixed toward white.

#c5b4b2

#d0c3c2

#dcd2d1

#e8e1e0

#f3f0f0

Tones

Color #b9a5a3 mixed toward gray.

#b7a6a5

#b5a8a7

#b3a9a8

#b2abaa

#b0acac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1a3 · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#b2b3a4 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#b8a4a4 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a5a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a5a3]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#b9a5a3 (#b9a5a3) is rgb(185, 165, 163) in RGB.

No, #b9a5a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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