#b9b2b0

Color #b9b2b0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.78 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b2b0

RGB

rgb(185, 178, 176)

HSL

hsl(13.3, 6%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(13.3, 4.9%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 4.9%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(73.08, 2.12, 1.9)

LCH

lch(73.08, 2.85, 41.87)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0085, 36.87)

HWB

hwb(13.3, 69%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0b7b9

Analogous

#b9b0b3

#b9b2b0

#b9b7b0

Triadic

#b9b2b0

#b0b9b2

#b2b0b9

Split-complementary

#b9b2b0

#b0b9b7

#b0b3b9

Tetradic

#b9b2b0

#b7b9b0

#b0b7b9

#b2b0b9

Square

#b9b2b0

#b3b9b0

#b0b7b9

#b7b0b9

Shades

Color #b9b2b0 mixed toward black.

#9d9390

#807471

#605755

#403a39

#201d1c

Tints

Color #b9b2b0 mixed toward white.

#c5bfbd

#d0ccca

#dcd9d8

#e8e5e5

#f3f2f2

Tones

Color #b9b2b0 mixed toward gray.

#b8b2b1

#b8b3b2

#b7b3b2

#b6b4b3

#b5b4b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6b0 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#b6b7b1 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#b9b1b1 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 3.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b2b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b2b0]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#b9b2b0 (#b9b2b0) is rgb(185, 178, 176) in RGB.

No, #b9b2b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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