#b3a6a9

Color #b3a6a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.23 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a6a9

RGB

rgb(179, 166, 169)

HSL

hsl(346.2, 7.9%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(346.2, 7.3%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 5.6%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(69.27, 5.23, 0.15)

LCH

lch(69.27, 5.23, 1.64)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0156, 1.84)

HWB

hwb(346.2, 65.1%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6b3b0

Analogous

#b3a6af

#b3a6a9

#b3a9a6

Triadic

#b3a6a9

#a9b3a6

#a6a9b3

Split-complementary

#b3a6a9

#a6b3a9

#a6afb3

Tetradic

#b3a6a9

#b3b0a6

#a6b3b0

#a6a9b3

Square

#b3a6a9

#afb3a6

#a6b3b0

#a9a6b3

Shades

Color #b3a6a9 mixed toward black.

#98878b

#7c6a6e

#5d4f53

#3e3537

#1f1a1c

Tints

Color #b3a6a9 mixed toward white.

#c0b5b7

#ccc4c6

#d9d2d4

#e6e1e2

#f2f0f1

Tones

Color #b3a6a9 mixed toward gray.

#b2a7a9

#b1a8aa

#b0a9ab

#afaaab

#adabac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeada8 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#aeafa8 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#b2a8a8 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a6a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a6a9]

Related colors

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Pink #ffc0cb

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b3a6a9 (#b3a6a9) is rgb(179, 166, 169) in RGB.

No, #b3a6a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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