#b9a8a5

Color #b9a8a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.84 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a8a5

RGB

rgb(185, 168, 165)

HSL

hsl(9, 12.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(9, 10.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 10.8%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(70.2, 5.62, 3.78)

LCH

lch(70.2, 6.77, 33.92)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0202, 29.6)

HWB

hwb(9, 64.7%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5b6b9

Analogous

#b9a5ac

#b9a8a5

#b9b2a5

Triadic

#b9a8a5

#a5b9a8

#a8a5b9

Split-complementary

#b9a8a5

#a5b9b2

#a5acb9

Tetradic

#b9a8a5

#b6b9a5

#a5b6b9

#a8a5b9

Square

#b9a8a5

#acb9a5

#a5b6b9

#b2a5b9

Shades

Color #b9a8a5 mixed toward black.

#9f8884

#836a66

#62504d

#423533

#211b1a

Tints

Color #b9a8a5 mixed toward white.

#c5b6b4

#d0c5c3

#dcd3d2

#e8e2e1

#f3f0f0

Tones

Color #b9a8a5 mixed toward gray.

#b7a9a7

#b6aaa8

#b4abaa

#b2adac

#b1aead

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2a6 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#b3b4a6 · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#b8a6a6 · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 7.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a8a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a8a5]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#b9a8a5 (#b9a8a5) is rgb(185, 168, 165) in RGB.

No, #b9a8a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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