#b1a4ae

Color #b1a4ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.41 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b1a4ae

RGB

rgb(177, 164, 174)

HSL

hsl(313.8, 7.7%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(313.8, 7.3%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.3%, 1.7%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(68.72, 6.53, -3.46)

LCH

lch(68.72, 7.39, 332.08)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0205, 333.68)

HWB

hwb(313.8, 64.3%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4b1a7

Analogous

#aea4b1

#b1a4ae

#b1a4a8

Triadic

#b1a4ae

#aeb1a4

#a4aeb1

Split-complementary

#b1a4ae

#a8b1a4

#a4b1ae

Tetradic

#b1a4ae

#b1a7a4

#a4b1a7

#a4aeb1

Square

#b1a4ae

#b1aea4

#a4b1a7

#a4a8b1

Shades

Color #b1a4ae mixed toward black.

#978593

#7a6976

#5c4f59

#3d343b

#1f1a1e

Tints

Color #b1a4ae mixed toward white.

#beb3bc

#cbc2c9

#d8d2d7

#e5e1e4

#f2f0f2

Tones

Color #b1a4ae mixed toward gray.

#b0a5ae

#afa6ad

#aea7ac

#ada8ac

#acaaab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acabac · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#acadab · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#b0aaa9 · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b1a4ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1a4ae]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Deep Pink #ff1493

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#b1a4ae (#b1a4ae) is rgb(177, 164, 174) in RGB.

No, #b1a4ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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