#b9a3a0

Color #b9a3a0

A muted light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.77 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a3a0

RGB

rgb(185, 163, 160)

HSL

hsl(7.2, 15.2%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.2, 13.5%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.9%, 13.5%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(68.79, 7.51, 4.5)

LCH

lch(68.79, 8.76, 30.93)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0263, 26.96)

HWB

hwb(7.2, 62.7%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0b6b9

Analogous

#b9a0a9

#b9a3a0

#b9afa0

Triadic

#b9a3a0

#a0b9a3

#a3a0b9

Split-complementary

#b9a3a0

#a0b9af

#a0a9b9

Tetradic

#b9a3a0

#b6b9a0

#a0b6b9

#a3a0b9

Square

#b9a3a0

#a9b9a0

#a0b6b9

#afa0b9

Shades

Color #b9a3a0 mixed toward black.

#a1837f

#846661

#634c49

#423331

#211918

Tints

Color #b9a3a0 mixed toward white.

#c5b2b0

#d0c2c0

#dcd1cf

#e8e0df

#f3f0ef

Tones

Color #b9a3a0 mixed toward gray.

#b7a4a2

#b5a6a4

#b3a8a6

#b1a9a8

#aeabaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0a1 · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#b1b3a1 · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#b8a1a1 · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 9.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a3a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a3a0]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#b9a3a0 (#b9a3a0) is rgb(185, 163, 160) in RGB.

No, #b9a3a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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