#b9a9a4

Color #b9a9a4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.88 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a9a4

RGB

rgb(185, 169, 164)

HSL

hsl(14.3, 13%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(14.3, 11.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 11.4%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(70.44, 4.91, 4.67)

LCH

lch(70.44, 6.78, 43.56)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0199, 38.08)

HWB

hwb(14.3, 64.3%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4b4b9

Analogous

#b9a4a9

#b9a9a4

#b9b3a4

Triadic

#b9a9a4

#a4b9a9

#a9a4b9

Split-complementary

#b9a9a4

#a4b9b3

#a4a9b9

Tetradic

#b9a9a4

#b4b9a4

#a4b4b9

#a9a4b9

Square

#b9a9a4

#a9b9a4

#a4b4b9

#b3a4b9

Shades

Color #b9a9a4 mixed toward black.

#a08a83

#836c65

#63514c

#423633

#211b19

Tints

Color #b9a9a4 mixed toward white.

#c5b7b3

#d0c6c2

#dcd4d1

#e8e2e1

#f3f1f0

Tones

Color #b9a9a4 mixed toward gray.

#b7aaa6

#b5aba7

#b4aca9

#b2adab

#b0aead

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2a5 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#b3b4a6 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#b8a6a6 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 7.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a9a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a9a4]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#b9a9a4 (#b9a9a4) is rgb(185, 169, 164) in RGB.

No, #b9a9a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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