#baa5a1

Color #baa5a1

A muted light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.49 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#baa5a1

RGB

rgb(186, 165, 161)

HSL

hsl(9.6, 15.3%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(9.6, 13.4%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.3%, 13.4%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(69.41, 6.96, 4.86)

LCH

lch(69.41, 8.49, 34.93)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0253, 30.61)

HWB

hwb(9.6, 63.1%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1b6ba

Analogous

#baa1a9

#baa5a1

#bab1a1

Triadic

#baa5a1

#a1baa5

#a5a1ba

Split-complementary

#baa5a1

#a1bab1

#a1a9ba

Tetradic

#baa5a1

#b6baa1

#a1b6ba

#a5a1ba

Square

#baa5a1

#a9baa1

#a1b6ba

#b1a1ba

Shades

Color #baa5a1 mixed toward black.

#a18580

#856862

#644e49

#433431

#211a18

Tints

Color #baa5a1 mixed toward white.

#c5b4b1

#d1c3c0

#dcd2d0

#e8e1e0

#f3f0ef

Tones

Color #baa5a1 mixed toward gray.

#b8a6a3

#b6a8a5

#b4a9a7

#b2aba9

#afacab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1a2 · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#b2b4a2 · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#b9a3a3 · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #baa5a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#baa5a1]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#baa5a1 (#baa5a1) is rgb(186, 165, 161) in RGB.

No, #baa5a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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