#b2a9aa

Color #b2a9aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.55 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b2a9aa

RGB

rgb(178, 169, 170)

HSL

hsl(353.3, 5.5%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(353.3, 5.1%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.1%, 4.5%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(70, 3.41, 0.64)

LCH

lch(70, 3.47, 10.63)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0104, 9.37)

HWB

hwb(353.3, 66.3%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9b2b1

Analogous

#b2a9ae

#b2a9aa

#b2aca9

Triadic

#b2a9aa

#aab2a9

#a9aab2

Split-complementary

#b2a9aa

#a9b2ac

#a9aeb2

Tetradic

#b2a9aa

#b2b1a9

#a9b2b1

#a9aab2

Square

#b2a9aa

#aeb2a9

#a9b2b1

#aca9b2

Shades

Color #b2a9aa mixed toward black.

#978a8c

#7a6d6f

#5b5253

#3d3737

#1e1b1c

Tints

Color #b2a9aa mixed toward white.

#bfb7b8

#ccc6c6

#d8d4d4

#e5e2e3

#f2f1f1

Tones

Color #b2a9aa mixed toward gray.

#b1aaaa

#b0aaab

#b0abac

#afacac

#aeadad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeaa · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#afafaa · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#b2aaaa · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2a9aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2a9aa]

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Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b2a9aa (#b2a9aa) is rgb(178, 169, 170) in RGB.

No, #b2a9aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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