#b0acb5

Color #b0acb5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.42 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b0acb5

RGB

rgb(176, 172, 181)

HSL

hsl(266.7, 5.7%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.7, 5%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.8%, 5%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(70.92, 3.12, -4.1)

LCH

lch(70.92, 5.15, 307.27)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0135, 305.93)

HWB

hwb(266.7, 67.5%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1b5ac

Analogous

#acacb5

#b0acb5

#b4acb5

Triadic

#b0acb5

#b5b0ac

#acb5b0

Split-complementary

#b0acb5

#b5b4ac

#acb5ac

Tetradic

#b0acb5

#b5acb1

#b1b5ac

#acb5b0

Square

#b0acb5

#b5acac

#b1b5ac

#acb5b4

Shades

Color #b0acb5 mixed toward black.

#928d99

#756f7c

#58535d

#3a373e

#1d1c1f

Tints

Color #b0acb5 mixed toward white.

#bdbac1

#cac8ce

#d7d5da

#e5e3e6

#f2f1f3

Tones

Color #b0acb5 mixed toward gray.

#b0adb4

#b0adb3

#b0aeb3

#b0afb2

#b0b0b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb3 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#afafb2 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#b0b1b1 · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b0acb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0acb5]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b0acb5 (#b0acb5) is rgb(176, 172, 181) in RGB.

No, #b0acb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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