#b2aaaa

Color #b2aaaa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.2 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b2aaaa

RGB

rgb(178, 170, 170)

HSL

hsl(0, 4.9%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 4.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(70.26, 2.86, 1.02)

LCH

lch(70.26, 3.04, 19.63)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0092, 17.65)

HWB

hwb(0, 66.7%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aab2b2

Analogous

#b2aaae

#b2aaaa

#b2aeaa

Triadic

#b2aaaa

#aab2aa

#aaaab2

Split-complementary

#b2aaaa

#aab2ae

#aaaeb2

Tetradic

#b2aaaa

#b2b2aa

#aab2b2

#aaaab2

Square

#b2aaaa

#aeb2aa

#aab2b2

#aeaab2

Shades

Color #b2aaaa mixed toward black.

#968c8c

#7a6e6e

#5b5353

#3d3737

#1e1c1c

Tints

Color #b2aaaa mixed toward white.

#bfb8b8

#ccc6c6

#d8d4d4

#e5e3e3

#f2f1f1

Tones

Color #b2aaaa mixed toward gray.

#b1abab

#b0acac

#afadad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafaa · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#afb0aa · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#b2aaaa · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b2aaaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2aaaa]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b2aaaa (#b2aaaa) is rgb(178, 170, 170) in RGB.

No, #b2aaaa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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