#b3a3ab

Color #b3a3ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a3ab

RGB

rgb(179, 163, 171)

HSL

hsl(330, 9.5%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(330, 8.9%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.9%, 4.5%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(68.55, 7.24, -2.02)

LCH

lch(68.55, 7.52, 344.41)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0217, 345.84)

HWB

hwb(330, 63.9%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3b3ab

Analogous

#b3a3b3

#b3a3ab

#b3a3a3

Triadic

#b3a3ab

#abb3a3

#a3abb3

Split-complementary

#b3a3ab

#a3b3a3

#a3b3b3

Tetradic

#b3a3ab

#b3aba3

#a3b3ab

#a3abb3

Square

#b3a3ab

#b3b3a3

#a3b3ab

#a3a3b3

Shades

Color #b3a3ab mixed toward black.

#99848f

#7d6772

#5e4d56

#3e3439

#1f1a1d

Tints

Color #b3a3ab mixed toward white.

#c0b2b9

#ccc2c7

#d9d1d5

#e6e0e3

#f2f0f1

Tones

Color #b3a3ab mixed toward gray.

#b2a4ab

#b0a6ab

#afa7ab

#aea8ab

#acaaab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acaca9 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#adaea9 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#b2a8a7 · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 8.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a3ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a3ab]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#b3a3ab (#b3a3ab) is rgb(179, 163, 171) in RGB.

No, #b3a3ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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