#b4aba9

Color #b4aba9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.87 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b4aba9

RGB

rgb(180, 171, 169)

HSL

hsl(10.9, 6.8%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.9, 6.1%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5%, 6.1%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(70.66, 2.86, 2.18)

LCH

lch(70.66, 3.6, 37.32)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0108, 32.51)

HWB

hwb(10.9, 66.3%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9b2b4

Analogous

#b4a9ac

#b4aba9

#b4b0a9

Triadic

#b4aba9

#a9b4ab

#aba9b4

Split-complementary

#b4aba9

#a9b4b0

#a9acb4

Tetradic

#b4aba9

#b2b4a9

#a9b2b4

#aba9b4

Square

#b4aba9

#acb4a9

#a9b2b4

#b0a9b4

Shades

Color #b4aba9 mixed toward black.

#998d8a

#7c6f6c

#5d5351

#3e3836

#1f1c1b

Tints

Color #b4aba9 mixed toward white.

#c0b9b7

#cdc7c6

#d9d5d4

#e6e3e2

#f2f1f1

Tones

Color #b4aba9 mixed toward gray.

#b3acaa

#b2acab

#b1adac

#b0adad

#afaeae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0a9 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#b1b1aa · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#b4aaaa · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 4.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4aba9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4aba9]

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Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#b4aba9 (#b4aba9) is rgb(180, 171, 169) in RGB.

No, #b4aba9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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