#b3aaad

Color #b3aaad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.97 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b3aaad

RGB

rgb(179, 170, 173)

HSL

hsl(340, 5.6%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(340, 5%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5%, 3.4%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(70.42, 3.77, -0.39)

LCH

lch(70.42, 3.79, 354.09)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0111, 354.85)

HWB

hwb(340, 66.7%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aab3b0

Analogous

#b3aab1

#b3aaad

#b3abaa

Triadic

#b3aaad

#adb3aa

#aaadb3

Split-complementary

#b3aaad

#aab3ab

#aab1b3

Tetradic

#b3aaad

#b3b0aa

#aab3b0

#aaadb3

Square

#b3aaad

#b1b3aa

#aab3b0

#abaab3

Shades

Color #b3aaad mixed toward black.

#978b8f

#7b6e72

#5c5256

#3d3739

#1f1b1d

Tints

Color #b3aaad mixed toward white.

#c0b8bb

#ccc6c8

#d9d4d6

#e6e3e4

#f2f1f1

Tones

Color #b3aaad mixed toward gray.

#b2abad

#b1abad

#b1acae

#b0adae

#afaeae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafac · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#b0b0ac · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#b3acac · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3aaad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3aaad]

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Pink #ffc0cb

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Frequently asked questions

#b3aaad (#b3aaad) is rgb(179, 170, 173) in RGB.

No, #b3aaad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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