#b9b1b0

Color #b9b1b0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.71 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b1b0

RGB

rgb(185, 177, 176)

HSL

hsl(6.7, 6%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.7, 4.9%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 4.9%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(72.82, 2.66, 1.52)

LCH

lch(72.82, 3.06, 29.74)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0093, 26.29)

HWB

hwb(6.7, 69%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0b8b9

Analogous

#b9b0b4

#b9b1b0

#b9b6b0

Triadic

#b9b1b0

#b0b9b1

#b1b0b9

Split-complementary

#b9b1b0

#b0b9b6

#b0b4b9

Tetradic

#b9b1b0

#b8b9b0

#b0b8b9

#b1b0b9

Square

#b9b1b0

#b4b9b0

#b0b8b9

#b6b0b9

Shades

Color #b9b1b0 mixed toward black.

#9d9290

#807371

#605655

#403939

#201d1c

Tints

Color #b9b1b0 mixed toward white.

#c5bebd

#d0cbca

#dcd8d8

#e8e5e5

#f3f2f2

Tones

Color #b9b1b0 mixed toward gray.

#b8b2b1

#b8b2b2

#b7b3b2

#b6b3b3

#b5b4b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6b0 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#b6b7b0 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#b9b0b0 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b1b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b1b0]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#b9b1b0 (#b9b1b0) is rgb(185, 177, 176) in RGB.

No, #b9b1b0 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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