#b9a6ad

Color #b9a6ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.21 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a6ad

RGB

rgb(185, 166, 173)

HSL

hsl(337.9, 11.9%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(337.9, 10.3%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 6.5%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(69.9, 8.11, -1.09)

LCH

lch(69.9, 8.18, 352.35)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0241, 353.32)

HWB

hwb(337.9, 65.1%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6b9b2

Analogous

#b9a6b6

#b9a6ad

#b9a8a6

Triadic

#b9a6ad

#adb9a6

#a6adb9

Split-complementary

#b9a6ad

#a6b9a8

#a6b6b9

Tetradic

#b9a6ad

#b9b2a6

#a6b9b2

#a6adb9

Square

#b9a6ad

#b6b9a6

#a6b9b2

#a8a6b9

Shades

Color #b9a6ad mixed toward black.

#9f858f

#836771

#624d55

#413439

#211a1c

Tints

Color #b9a6ad mixed toward white.

#c5b5bb

#d0c4c8

#dcd2d6

#e8e1e4

#f3f0f1

Tones

Color #b9a6ad mixed toward gray.

#b7a8ad

#b6a9ae

#b4abae

#b3acaf

#b1aeaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1ab · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#b2b4ab · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#b8aaaa · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a6ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a6ad]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Crimson #dc143c

Deep Pink #ff1493

Pink #ffc0cb

Frequently asked questions

#b9a6ad (#b9a6ad) is rgb(185, 166, 173) in RGB.

No, #b9a6ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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