#b3a8a8

Color #b3a8a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.23 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a8a8

RGB

rgb(179, 168, 168)

HSL

hsl(0, 6.7%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 6.1%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.1%, 6.1%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(69.77, 3.95, 1.42)

LCH

lch(69.77, 4.2, 19.77)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0127, 17.43)

HWB

hwb(0, 65.9%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8b3b3

Analogous

#b3a8ad

#b3a8a8

#b3ada8

Triadic

#b3a8a8

#a8b3a8

#a8a8b3

Split-complementary

#b3a8a8

#a8b3ad

#a8adb3

Tetradic

#b3a8a8

#b3b3a8

#a8b3b3

#a8a8b3

Square

#b3a8a8

#adb3a8

#a8b3b3

#ada8b3

Shades

Color #b3a8a8 mixed toward black.

#988989

#7b6c6c

#5d5151

#3e3636

#1f1b1b

Tints

Color #b3a8a8 mixed toward white.

#c0b6b6

#ccc5c5

#d9d3d3

#e6e2e2

#f2f0f0

Tones

Color #b3a8a8 mixed toward gray.

#b2a9a9

#b1aaaa

#b0abab

#afacac

#aeacac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaea8 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#afb0a8 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#b2a8a8 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 5.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a8a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a8a8]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b3a8a8 (#b3a8a8) is rgb(179, 168, 168) in RGB.

No, #b3a8a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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