#b9a6af

Color #b9a6af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.76 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a6af

RGB

rgb(185, 166, 175)

HSL

hsl(331.6, 11.9%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(331.6, 10.3%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 5.4%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(69.95, 8.47, -2.12)

LCH

lch(69.95, 8.73, 345.95)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0252, 347.4)

HWB

hwb(331.6, 65.1%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6b9b0

Analogous

#b9a6b8

#b9a6af

#b9a6a6

Triadic

#b9a6af

#afb9a6

#a6afb9

Split-complementary

#b9a6af

#a6b9a6

#a6b8b9

Tetradic

#b9a6af

#b9b0a6

#a6b9b0

#a6afb9

Square

#b9a6af

#b8b9a6

#a6b9b0

#a6a6b9

Shades

Color #b9a6af mixed toward black.

#9f8592

#836774

#624d57

#41343a

#211a1d

Tints

Color #b9a6af mixed toward white.

#c5b5bc

#d0c4ca

#dcd2d7

#e8e1e4

#f3f0f2

Tones

Color #b9a6af mixed toward gray.

#b7a8af

#b6a9af

#b4abaf

#b3acaf

#b1aeaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1ad · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#b2b4ac · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#b8abab · ΔE 5.1

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 10

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a6af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a6af]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#b9a6af (#b9a6af) is rgb(185, 166, 175) in RGB.

No, #b9a6af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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