#b5a6a7

Color #b5a6a7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.79 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a6a7

RGB

rgb(181, 166, 167)

HSL

hsl(356, 9.2%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(356, 8.3%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 7.7%, 29%)

LAB

lab(69.39, 5.6, 1.45)

LCH

lch(69.39, 5.78, 14.52)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0174, 12.92)

HWB

hwb(356, 65.1%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6b5b4

Analogous

#b5a6ae

#b5a6a7

#b5aca6

Triadic

#b5a6a7

#a7b5a6

#a6a7b5

Split-complementary

#b5a6a7

#a6b5ac

#a6aeb5

Tetradic

#b5a6a7

#b5b4a6

#a6b5b4

#a6a7b5

Square

#b5a6a7

#aeb5a6

#a6b5b4

#aca6b5

Shades

Color #b5a6a7 mixed toward black.

#9b8688

#7e696a

#5f4f50

#3f3435

#201a1b

Tints

Color #b5a6a7 mixed toward white.

#c1b5b6

#cec4c4

#dad2d3

#e6e1e2

#f3f0f0

Tones

Color #b5a6a7 mixed toward gray.

#b4a7a8

#b2a8a9

#b1aaaa

#b0abab

#afacac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafa7 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#b0b1a7 · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#b4a7a7 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a6a7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a6a7]

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b5a6a7 (#b5a6a7) is rgb(181, 166, 167) in RGB.

No, #b5a6a7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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