#b29bab

Color #b29bab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.76 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b29bab

RGB

rgb(178, 155, 171)

HSL

hsl(318.3, 13%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(318.3, 12.9%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.9%, 3.9%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(66.4, 11.31, -5.19)

LCH

lch(66.4, 12.44, 335.35)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.035, 336.95)

HWB

hwb(318.3, 60.8%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bb2a2

Analogous

#ae9bb2

#b29bab

#b29b9f

Triadic

#b29bab

#abb29b

#9babb2

Split-complementary

#b29bab

#9fb29b

#9bb2ae

Tetradic

#b29bab

#b2a29b

#9bb2a2

#9babb2

Square

#b29bab

#b2ae9b

#9bb2a2

#9b9fb2

Shades

Color #b29bab mixed toward black.

#9a7c91

#7d6175

#5e4857

#3f303a

#1f181d

Tints

Color #b29bab mixed toward white.

#bfacb9

#ccbcc7

#d9cdd5

#e5dee3

#f2eef1

Tones

Color #b29bab mixed toward gray.

#b09daa

#ae9faa

#aca1a9

#aaa3a8

#a8a5a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a8a7 · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#aaaca6 · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#b1a4a4 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b29bab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b29bab]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#b29bab (#b29bab) is rgb(178, 155, 171) in RGB.

No, #b29bab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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