#baa9ac

Color #baa9ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#baa9ac

RGB

rgb(186, 169, 172)

HSL

hsl(349.4, 11%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(349.4, 9.1%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.1%, 7.5%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(70.73, 6.65, 0.69)

LCH

lch(70.73, 6.69, 5.92)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0201, 5.43)

HWB

hwb(349.4, 66.3%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9bab7

Analogous

#baa9b4

#baa9ac

#baaea9

Triadic

#baa9ac

#acbaa9

#a9acba

Split-complementary

#baa9ac

#a9baae

#a9b4ba

Tetradic

#baa9ac

#bab7a9

#a9bab7

#a9acba

Square

#baa9ac

#b4baa9

#a9bab7

#aea9ba

Shades

Color #baa9ac mixed toward black.

#a0888c

#83696e

#634f52

#423537

#211a1b

Tints

Color #baa9ac mixed toward white.

#c6b7ba

#d1c6c8

#ddd4d5

#e8e2e3

#f4f1f1

Tones

Color #baa9ac mixed toward gray.

#b9aaad

#b7acae

#b6adaf

#b4afb0

#b3b0b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3ab · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#b4b5ab · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#b9abab · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 8.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #baa9ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#baa9ac]

Related colors

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#baa9ac (#baa9ac) is rgb(186, 169, 172) in RGB.

No, #baa9ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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