#b7aead

Color #b7aead

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.3 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b7aead

RGB

rgb(183, 174, 173)

HSL

hsl(6, 6.5%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6, 5.5%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.9%, 5.5%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(71.8, 3.03, 1.66)

LCH

lch(71.8, 3.45, 28.72)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0105, 24.85)

HWB

hwb(6, 67.8%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adb6b7

Analogous

#b7adb1

#b7aead

#b7b3ad

Triadic

#b7aead

#adb7ae

#aeadb7

Split-complementary

#b7aead

#adb7b3

#adb1b7

Tetradic

#b7aead

#b6b7ad

#adb6b7

#aeadb7

Square

#b7aead

#b1b7ad

#adb6b7

#b3adb7

Shades

Color #b7aead mixed toward black.

#9b8f8d

#7e706f

#5f5453

#3f3837

#201c1c

Tints

Color #b7aead mixed toward white.

#c3bbbb

#cfc9c8

#dbd6d6

#e7e4e4

#f3f1f1

Tones

Color #b7aead mixed toward gray.

#b6afae

#b5afaf

#b4b0af

#b4b1b0

#b3b1b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3ad · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#b4b4ad · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#b7adad · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 4.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b7aead;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7aead]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#b7aead (#b7aead) is rgb(183, 174, 173) in RGB.

No, #b7aead is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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