#b3a6a5

Color #b3a6a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.02 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a6a5

RGB

rgb(179, 166, 165)

HSL

hsl(4.3, 8.4%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.3, 7.8%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 7.8%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(69.16, 4.51, 2.21)

LCH

lch(69.16, 5.02, 26.11)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0152, 22.85)

HWB

hwb(4.3, 64.7%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5b2b3

Analogous

#b3a5ab

#b3a6a5

#b3ada5

Triadic

#b3a6a5

#a5b3a6

#a6a5b3

Split-complementary

#b3a6a5

#a5b3ad

#a5abb3

Tetradic

#b3a6a5

#b2b3a5

#a5b2b3

#a6a5b3

Square

#b3a6a5

#abb3a5

#a5b2b3

#ada5b3

Shades

Color #b3a6a5 mixed toward black.

#998786

#7c6a69

#5d504f

#3e3535

#1f1b1a

Tints

Color #b3a6a5 mixed toward white.

#c0b5b4

#ccc4c3

#d9d3d2

#e6e1e1

#f2f0f0

Tones

Color #b3a6a5 mixed toward gray.

#b2a7a6

#b1a8a7

#b0a9a9

#aeaaaa

#adabab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeada5 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#aeafa5 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#b2a5a5 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a6a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a6a5]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#b3a6a5 (#b3a6a5) is rgb(179, 166, 165) in RGB.

No, #b3a6a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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