#b6aaa9

Color #b6aaa9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.8 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b6aaa9

RGB

rgb(182, 170, 169)

HSL

hsl(4.6, 8.2%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.6, 7.1%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 7.1%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(70.57, 4.13, 2.06)

LCH

lch(70.57, 4.62, 26.51)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0139, 23.25)

HWB

hwb(4.6, 66.3%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9b5b6

Analogous

#b6a9ae

#b6aaa9

#b6b0a9

Triadic

#b6aaa9

#a9b6aa

#aaa9b6

Split-complementary

#b6aaa9

#a9b6b0

#a9aeb6

Tetradic

#b6aaa9

#b5b6a9

#a9b5b6

#aaa9b6

Square

#b6aaa9

#aeb6a9

#a9b5b6

#b0a9b6

Shades

Color #b6aaa9 mixed toward black.

#9b8b89

#7f6d6b

#5f5251

#3f3636

#201b1b

Tints

Color #b6aaa9 mixed toward white.

#c2b8b7

#cec6c6

#dad4d4

#e7e3e2

#f3f1f1

Tones

Color #b6aaa9 mixed toward gray.

#b5abaa

#b4acab

#b3adac

#b2aead

#b1afae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1a9 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#b2b3a9 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#b5a9a9 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 5.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6aaa9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6aaa9]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#b6aaa9 (#b6aaa9) is rgb(182, 170, 169) in RGB.

No, #b6aaa9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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