#b3b1ac

Color #b3b1ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.1 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b3b1ac

RGB

rgb(179, 177, 172)

HSL

hsl(42.9, 4.4%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.9, 3.9%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 3.9%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(72.23, -0.21, 2.8)

LCH

lch(72.23, 2.81, 94.29)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0074, 88.45)

HWB

hwb(42.9, 67.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acaeb3

Analogous

#b3adac

#b3b1ac

#b1b3ac

Triadic

#b3b1ac

#acb3b1

#b1acb3

Split-complementary

#b3b1ac

#acb1b3

#adacb3

Tetradic

#b3b1ac

#aeb3ac

#acaeb3

#b1acb3

Square

#b3b1ac

#acb3ad

#acaeb3

#b3acb1

Shades

Color #b3b1ac mixed toward black.

#97948d

#7a7770

#5c5954

#3d3c38

#1f1e1c

Tints

Color #b3b1ac mixed toward white.

#c0beba

#cccbc8

#d9d8d5

#e6e5e3

#f2f2f1

Tones

Color #b3b1ac mixed toward gray.

#b2b1ad

#b2b0ad

#b1b0ae

#b0b0af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2ad · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#b2b2ae · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#b3aeae · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 2.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3b1ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3b1ac]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#b3b1ac (#b3b1ac) is rgb(179, 177, 172) in RGB.

No, #b3b1ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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