#b09b96

Color #b09b96

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.48 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b09b96

RGB

rgb(176, 155, 150)

HSL

hsl(11.5, 14.1%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(11.5, 14.8%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.9%, 14.8%, 31%)

LAB

lab(65.65, 6.88, 5.45)

LCH

lch(65.65, 8.78, 38.38)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.026, 33.57)

HWB

hwb(11.5, 58.8%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96abb0

Analogous

#b0969e

#b09b96

#b0a896

Triadic

#b09b96

#96b09b

#9b96b0

Split-complementary

#b09b96

#96b0a8

#969eb0

Tetradic

#b09b96

#abb096

#96abb0

#9b96b0

Square

#b09b96

#9eb096

#96abb0

#a896b0

Shades

Color #b09b96 mixed toward black.

#997d77

#7c635d

#5d4a46

#3e322f

#1f1917

Tints

Color #b09b96 mixed toward white.

#bdaca7

#cabcb9

#d7cdca

#e5dedc

#f2eeed

Tones

Color #b09b96 mixed toward gray.

#ae9c98

#ac9e9a

#a99f9c

#a7a09f

#a5a2a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a797 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#a9aa98 · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#af9898 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 9.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b09b96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b09b96]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

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Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Frequently asked questions

#b09b96 (#b09b96) is rgb(176, 155, 150) in RGB.

No, #b09b96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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