#b2a9a9

Color #b2a9a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.5 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b2a9a9

RGB

rgb(178, 169, 169)

HSL

hsl(0, 5.5%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 5.1%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.1%, 5.1%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(69.97, 3.22, 1.16)

LCH

lch(69.97, 3.42, 19.81)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0104, 17.39)

HWB

hwb(0, 66.3%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9b2b2

Analogous

#b2a9ad

#b2a9a9

#b2ada9

Triadic

#b2a9a9

#a9b2a9

#a9a9b2

Split-complementary

#b2a9a9

#a9b2ad

#a9adb2

Tetradic

#b2a9a9

#b2b2a9

#a9b2b2

#a9a9b2

Square

#b2a9a9

#adb2a9

#a9b2b2

#ada9b2

Shades

Color #b2a9a9 mixed toward black.

#978a8a

#7a6d6d

#5b5252

#3d3737

#1e1b1b

Tints

Color #b2a9a9 mixed toward white.

#bfb7b7

#ccc6c6

#d8d4d4

#e5e2e2

#f2f1f1

Tones

Color #b2a9a9 mixed toward gray.

#b1aaaa

#b0aaaa

#b0abab

#afacac

#aeadad

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

#aeaea9 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#afafa9 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#b2a9a9 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 4.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b2a9a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2a9a9]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b2a9a9 (#b2a9a9) is rgb(178, 169, 169) in RGB.

No, #b2a9a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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