#b9a7aa

Color #b9a7aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.13 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a7aa

RGB

rgb(185, 167, 170)

HSL

hsl(350, 11.4%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(350, 9.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.7%, 8.1%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(70.07, 7.03, 0.83)

LCH

lch(70.07, 7.08, 6.73)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0213, 6.19)

HWB

hwb(350, 65.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7b9b6

Analogous

#b9a7b3

#b9a7aa

#b9ada7

Triadic

#b9a7aa

#aab9a7

#a7aab9

Split-complementary

#b9a7aa

#a7b9ad

#a7b3b9

Tetradic

#b9a7aa

#b9b6a7

#a7b9b6

#a7aab9

Square

#b9a7aa

#b3b9a7

#a7b9b6

#ada7b9

Shades

Color #b9a7aa mixed toward black.

#9f868a

#83686c

#624e51

#413436

#211a1b

Tints

Color #b9a7aa mixed toward white.

#c5b6b8

#d0c4c6

#dcd3d4

#e8e2e3

#f3f0f1

Tones

Color #b9a7aa mixed toward gray.

#b7a8ab

#b6aaac

#b4abad

#b3adae

#b1aeaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1a9 · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#b3b4a9 · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#b8a9a9 · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 8.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a7aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a7aa]

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b9a7aa (#b9a7aa) is rgb(185, 167, 170) in RGB.

No, #b9a7aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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