#baa9ad

Color #baa9ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#baa9ad

RGB

rgb(186, 169, 173)

HSL

hsl(345.9, 11%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345.9, 9.1%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.1%, 7%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(70.76, 6.83, 0.17)

LCH

lch(70.76, 6.83, 1.43)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0204, 1.68)

HWB

hwb(345.9, 66.3%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9bab6

Analogous

#baa9b5

#baa9ad

#baada9

Triadic

#baa9ad

#adbaa9

#a9adba

Split-complementary

#baa9ad

#a9baad

#a9b5ba

Tetradic

#baa9ad

#bab6a9

#a9bab6

#a9adba

Square

#baa9ad

#b5baa9

#a9bab6

#ada9ba

Shades

Color #baa9ad mixed toward black.

#a0888e

#83696f

#634f54

#423538

#211a1c

Tints

Color #baa9ad mixed toward white.

#c6b7bb

#d1c6c8

#ddd4d6

#e8e2e4

#f4f1f1

Tones

Color #baa9ad mixed toward gray.

#b9aaae

#b7acae

#b6adaf

#b4afb0

#b3b0b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3ac · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#b4b5ac · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#b9abab · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 8.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #baa9ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#baa9ad]

Related colors

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Pink #ffc0cb

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#baa9ad (#baa9ad) is rgb(186, 169, 173) in RGB.

No, #baa9ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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