#b3aeae

Color #b3aeae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.94 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b3aeae

RGB

rgb(179, 174, 174)

HSL

hsl(0, 3.2%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 2.8%, 70.2%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(71.5, 1.78, 0.63)

LCH

lch(71.5, 1.89, 19.49)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0058, 17.18)

HWB

hwb(0, 68.2%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeb3b3

Analogous

#b3aeb0

#b3aeae

#b3b0ae

Triadic

#b3aeae

#aeb3ae

#aeaeb3

Split-complementary

#b3aeae

#aeb3b0

#aeb0b3

Tetradic

#b3aeae

#b3b3ae

#aeb3b3

#aeaeb3

Square

#b3aeae

#b0b3ae

#aeb3b3

#b0aeb3

Shades

Color #b3aeae mixed toward black.

#979090

#797272

#5b5555

#3d3939

#1e1c1c

Tints

Color #b3aeae mixed toward white.

#c0bbbb

#ccc9c9

#d9d6d6

#e6e4e4

#f2f1f1

Tones

Color #b3aeae mixed toward gray.

#b3aeae

#b2afaf

#b1b0b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1ae · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#b1b2ae · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#b3aeae · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 2.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3aeae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3aeae]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b3aeae (#b3aeae) is rgb(179, 174, 174) in RGB.

No, #b3aeae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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