#b3aba6

Color #b3aba6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.28 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b3aba6

RGB

rgb(179, 171, 166)

HSL

hsl(23.1, 7.9%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(23.1, 7.3%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.5%, 7.3%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(70.5, 1.96, 3.59)

LCH

lch(70.5, 4.09, 61.37)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0117, 54.41)

HWB

hwb(23.1, 65.1%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6aeb3

Analogous

#b3a6a7

#b3aba6

#b3b1a6

Triadic

#b3aba6

#a6b3ab

#aba6b3

Split-complementary

#b3aba6

#a6b3b1

#a6a7b3

Tetradic

#b3aba6

#aeb3a6

#a6aeb3

#aba6b3

Square

#b3aba6

#a7b3a6

#a6aeb3

#b1a6b3

Shades

Color #b3aba6 mixed toward black.

#988e87

#7c716a

#5d554f

#3e3835

#1f1c1a

Tints

Color #b3aba6 mixed toward white.

#c0b9b5

#ccc7c4

#d9d5d2

#e6e3e1

#f2f1f0

Tones

Color #b3aba6 mixed toward gray.

#b2aba7

#b1aba8

#b0aca9

#afacaa

#adacab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0a7 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#b0b1a8 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#b3a8a8 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3aba6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3aba6]

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Frequently asked questions

#b3aba6 (#b3aba6) is rgb(179, 171, 166) in RGB.

No, #b3aba6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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