#b1a9ac

Color #b1a9ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.53 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b1a9ac

RGB

rgb(177, 169, 172)

HSL

hsl(337.5, 4.9%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(337.5, 4.5%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.5%, 2.8%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(69.97, 3.41, -0.52)

LCH

lch(69.97, 3.45, 351.33)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0101, 352.59)

HWB

hwb(337.5, 66.3%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9b1ae

Analogous

#b1a9b0

#b1a9ac

#b1aaa9

Triadic

#b1a9ac

#acb1a9

#a9acb1

Split-complementary

#b1a9ac

#a9b1aa

#a9b0b1

Tetradic

#b1a9ac

#b1aea9

#a9b1ae

#a9acb1

Square

#b1a9ac

#b0b1a9

#a9b1ae

#aaa9b1

Shades

Color #b1a9ac mixed toward black.

#968b8f

#796e72

#5b5255

#3c3739

#1e1b1c

Tints

Color #b1a9ac mixed toward white.

#beb7ba

#cbc6c8

#d8d4d5

#e5e2e3

#f2f1f1

Tones

Color #b1a9ac mixed toward gray.

#b0aaac

#afabac

#aeacad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeab · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#aeafab · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#b1abab · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1a9ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1a9ac]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Frequently asked questions

#b1a9ac (#b1a9ac) is rgb(177, 169, 172) in RGB.

No, #b1a9ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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