#b2acb6

Color #b2acb6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.2 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b2acb6

RGB

rgb(178, 172, 182)

HSL

hsl(276, 6.4%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 5.5%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 5.5%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(71.11, 4.01, -4.35)

LCH

lch(71.11, 5.92, 312.67)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0156, 312.15)

HWB

hwb(276, 67.5%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0b6ac

Analogous

#adacb6

#b2acb6

#b6acb5

Triadic

#b2acb6

#b6b2ac

#acb6b2

Split-complementary

#b2acb6

#b5b6ac

#acb6ad

Tetradic

#b2acb6

#b6acb0

#b0b6ac

#acb6b2

Square

#b2acb6

#b6adac

#b0b6ac

#acb5b6

Shades

Color #b2acb6 mixed toward black.

#958d9a

#776e7e

#5a535e

#3c373f

#1e1c1f

Tints

Color #b2acb6 mixed toward white.

#bfbac2

#ccc8ce

#d8d5da

#e5e3e7

#f2f1f3

Tones

Color #b2acb6 mixed toward gray.

#b2adb5

#b2aeb4

#b1aeb3

#b1afb3

#b1b0b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb4 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#b0b0b3 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#b2b2b1 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2acb6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2acb6]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b2acb6 (#b2acb6) is rgb(178, 172, 182) in RGB.

No, #b2acb6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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