#b6a6ae

Color #b6a6ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.5 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b6a6ae

RGB

rgb(182, 166, 174)

HSL

hsl(330, 9.9%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(330, 8.8%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.8%, 4.4%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(69.66, 7.21, -2.02)

LCH

lch(69.66, 7.49, 344.35)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0216, 345.77)

HWB

hwb(330, 65.1%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6b6ae

Analogous

#b6a6b6

#b6a6ae

#b6a6a6

Triadic

#b6a6ae

#aeb6a6

#a6aeb6

Split-complementary

#b6a6ae

#a6b6a6

#a6b6b6

Tetradic

#b6a6ae

#b6aea6

#a6b6ae

#a6aeb6

Square

#b6a6ae

#b6b6a6

#a6b6ae

#a6a6b6

Shades

Color #b6a6ae mixed toward black.

#9c8691

#7f6874

#604e57

#40343a

#201a1d

Tints

Color #b6a6ae mixed toward white.

#c2b5bb

#cec4c9

#dad2d6

#e7e1e4

#f3f0f1

Tones

Color #b6a6ae mixed toward gray.

#b5a7ae

#b3a9ae

#b2aaae

#b1abae

#afadae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafac · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#b0b1ac · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#b5abaa · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 8.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6a6ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6a6ae]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#b6a6ae (#b6a6ae) is rgb(182, 166, 174) in RGB.

No, #b6a6ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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