#b9aeb0

Color #b9aeb0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.13 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b9aeb0

RGB

rgb(185, 174, 176)

HSL

hsl(349.1, 7.3%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(349.1, 5.9%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 4.9%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(72.04, 4.28, 0.39)

LCH

lch(72.04, 4.3, 5.21)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0129, 4.87)

HWB

hwb(349.1, 68.2%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeb9b7

Analogous

#b9aeb6

#b9aeb0

#b9b2ae

Triadic

#b9aeb0

#b0b9ae

#aeb0b9

Split-complementary

#b9aeb0

#aeb9b2

#aeb6b9

Tetradic

#b9aeb0

#b9b7ae

#aeb9b7

#aeb0b9

Square

#b9aeb0

#b6b9ae

#aeb9b7

#b2aeb9

Shades

Color #b9aeb0 mixed toward black.

#9d8e91

#806f72

#605356

#403739

#201c1d

Tints

Color #b9aeb0 mixed toward white.

#c5bcbd

#d0c9ca

#dcd7d8

#e8e4e5

#f3f2f2

Tones

Color #b9aeb0 mixed toward gray.

#b8afb1

#b7b0b1

#b6b1b2

#b5b2b2

#b4b3b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4b0 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#b5b6af · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#b8afaf · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 5.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9aeb0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9aeb0]

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Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b9aeb0 (#b9aeb0) is rgb(185, 174, 176) in RGB.

No, #b9aeb0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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