#baa3ae

Color #baa3ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.62 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#baa3ae

RGB

rgb(186, 163, 174)

HSL

hsl(331.3, 14.3%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(331.3, 12.4%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 6.5%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(69.25, 10.3, -2.59)

LCH

lch(69.25, 10.62, 345.89)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0307, 347.41)

HWB

hwb(331.3, 63.9%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3baaf

Analogous

#baa3b9

#baa3ae

#baa3a3

Triadic

#baa3ae

#aebaa3

#a3aeba

Split-complementary

#baa3ae

#a3baa3

#a3b9ba

Tetradic

#baa3ae

#baafa3

#a3baaf

#a3aeba

Square

#baa3ae

#b9baa3

#a3baaf

#a3a3ba

Shades

Color #baa3ae mixed toward black.

#a18291

#856474

#644b57

#42323a

#21191d

Tints

Color #baa3ae mixed toward white.

#c5b2bb

#d1c2c9

#dcd1d6

#e8e0e4

#f3f0f1

Tones

Color #baa3ae mixed toward gray.

#b8a5ae

#b6a7ae

#b4a9ae

#b2abae

#b0acae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b0ab · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#b2b3ab · ΔE 16.5

Tritanopia

#b9a9a9 · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #baa3ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#baa3ae]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#baa3ae (#baa3ae) is rgb(186, 163, 174) in RGB.

No, #baa3ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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