#b3ada2

Color #b3ada2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.63 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b3ada2

RGB

rgb(179, 173, 162)

HSL

hsl(38.8, 10.1%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(38.8, 9.5%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.4%, 9.5%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(70.93, 0.18, 6.41)

LCH

lch(70.93, 6.41, 88.39)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0169, 82.87)

HWB

hwb(38.8, 63.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2a8b3

Analogous

#b3a5a2

#b3ada2

#b1b3a2

Triadic

#b3ada2

#a2b3ad

#ada2b3

Split-complementary

#b3ada2

#a2b1b3

#a5a2b3

Tetradic

#b3ada2

#a8b3a2

#a2a8b3

#ada2b3

Square

#b3ada2

#a2b3a5

#a2a8b3

#b3a2b1

Shades

Color #b3ada2 mixed toward black.

#9a9283

#7d7566

#5e584d

#3f3b33

#1f1d1a

Tints

Color #b3ada2 mixed toward white.

#c0bbb2

#ccc8c1

#d9d6d1

#e6e4e0

#f2f1f0

Tones

Color #b3ada2 mixed toward gray.

#b2ada3

#b0aca5

#afaca6

#adaba8

#acaba9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0a5 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#b1b1a5 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#b3a7a7 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3ada2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3ada2]

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Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#b3ada2 (#b3ada2) is rgb(179, 173, 162) in RGB.

No, #b3ada2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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