#b9abab

Color #b9abab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.66 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b9abab

RGB

rgb(185, 171, 171)

HSL

hsl(0, 9.1%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 7.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 7.6%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(71.13, 5.02, 1.82)

LCH

lch(71.13, 5.34, 19.93)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0162, 17.65)

HWB

hwb(0, 67.1%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb9b9

Analogous

#b9abb2

#b9abab

#b9b2ab

Triadic

#b9abab

#abb9ab

#ababb9

Split-complementary

#b9abab

#abb9b2

#abb2b9

Tetradic

#b9abab

#b9b9ab

#abb9b9

#ababb9

Square

#b9abab

#b2b9ab

#abb9b9

#b2abb9

Shades

Color #b9abab mixed toward black.

#9e8b8b

#816c6c

#615151

#413636

#201b1b

Tints

Color #b9abab mixed toward white.

#c5b9b9

#d0c7c7

#dcd5d5

#e8e3e3

#f3f1f1

Tones

Color #b9abab mixed toward gray.

#b8acac

#b7adad

#b5aeae

#b4b0b0

#b3b1b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3ab · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#b4b5ab · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#b8abab · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 6.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9abab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9abab]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b9abab (#b9abab) is rgb(185, 171, 171) in RGB.

No, #b9abab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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