#b5a5a0

Color #b5a5a0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.81 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a5a0

RGB

rgb(181, 165, 160)

HSL

hsl(14.3, 12.4%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(14.3, 11.6%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.8%, 11.6%, 29%)

LAB

lab(68.95, 4.93, 4.69)

LCH

lch(68.95, 6.8, 43.57)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0201, 38.13)

HWB

hwb(14.3, 62.7%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0b0b5

Analogous

#b5a0a6

#b5a5a0

#b5b0a0

Triadic

#b5a5a0

#a0b5a5

#a5a0b5

Split-complementary

#b5a5a0

#a0b5b0

#a0a6b5

Tetradic

#b5a5a0

#b0b5a0

#a0b0b5

#a5a0b5

Square

#b5a5a0

#a6b5a0

#a0b0b5

#b0a0b5

Shades

Color #b5a5a0 mixed toward black.

#9c8780

#806a64

#60504b

#403532

#201b19

Tints

Color #b5a5a0 mixed toward white.

#c1b4b0

#cec3c0

#dad2d0

#e6e1df

#f3f0ef

Tones

Color #b5a5a0 mixed toward gray.

#b3a6a2

#b2a7a4

#b0a8a5

#aea9a7

#acaaa9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaea1 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#afb0a2 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#b4a2a2 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 7.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a5a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a5a0]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#b5a5a0 (#b5a5a0) is rgb(181, 165, 160) in RGB.

No, #b5a5a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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