#b09ba1

Color #b09ba1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.37 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b09ba1

RGB

rgb(176, 155, 161)

HSL

hsl(342.9, 11.7%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(342.9, 11.9%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.9%, 8.5%, 31%)

LAB

lab(65.94, 8.77, -0.29)

LCH

lch(65.94, 8.77, 358.11)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0261, 358.68)

HWB

hwb(342.9, 60.8%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bb0aa

Analogous

#b09bab

#b09ba1

#b0a09b

Triadic

#b09ba1

#a1b09b

#9ba1b0

Split-complementary

#b09ba1

#9bb0a0

#9babb0

Tetradic

#b09ba1

#b0aa9b

#9bb0aa

#9ba1b0

Square

#b09ba1

#abb09b

#9bb0aa

#a09bb0

Shades

Color #b09ba1 mixed toward black.

#987c84

#7b6169

#5c494f

#3e3134

#1f181a

Tints

Color #b09ba1 mixed toward white.

#bdacb1

#cabcc0

#d7cdd0

#e5dee0

#f2eeef

Tones

Color #b09ba1 mixed toward gray.

#ae9da2

#ac9fa2

#aba0a3

#a9a2a4

#a7a4a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7a0 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#a9aa9f · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#af9e9e · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 10.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b09ba1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b09ba1]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b09ba1 (#b09ba1) is rgb(176, 155, 161) in RGB.

No, #b09ba1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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