#b3aaae

Color #b3aaae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.23 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.7

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#b3aaae

RGB

rgb(179, 170, 174)

HSL

hsl(333.3, 5.6%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(333.3, 5%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5%, 2.8%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(70.45, 3.95, -0.9)

LCH

lch(70.45, 4.05, 347.16)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0117, 348.69)

HWB

hwb(333.3, 66.7%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aab3af

Analogous

#b3aab2

#b3aaae

#b3aaaa

Triadic

#b3aaae

#aeb3aa

#aaaeb3

Split-complementary

#b3aaae

#aab3aa

#aab2b3

Tetradic

#b3aaae

#b3afaa

#aab3af

#aaaeb3

Square

#b3aaae

#b2b3aa

#aab3af

#aaaab3

Shades

Color #b3aaae mixed toward black.

#978b91

#7b6e74

#5c5257

#3d373a

#1f1b1d

Tints

Color #b3aaae mixed toward white.

#c0b8bb

#ccc6c9

#d9d4d6

#e6e3e4

#f2f1f1

Tones

Color #b3aaae mixed toward gray.

#b2abae

#b1abae

#b1acae

#b0adae

#afaeae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafad · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#b0b0ad · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#b3acac · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 5.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3aaae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3aaae]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#b3aaae (#b3aaae) is rgb(179, 170, 174) in RGB.

No, #b3aaae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #b3aaae, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast