#b3a5ae

Color #b3a5ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a5ae

RGB

rgb(179, 165, 174)

HSL

hsl(321.4, 8.4%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(321.4, 7.8%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 2.8%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(69.15, 6.69, -2.81)

LCH

lch(69.15, 7.26, 337.22)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0205, 338.82)

HWB

hwb(321.4, 64.7%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5b3aa

Analogous

#b1a5b3

#b3a5ae

#b3a5a7

Triadic

#b3a5ae

#aeb3a5

#a5aeb3

Split-complementary

#b3a5ae

#a7b3a5

#a5b3b1

Tetradic

#b3a5ae

#b3aaa5

#a5b3aa

#a5aeb3

Square

#b3a5ae

#b3b1a5

#a5b3aa

#a5a7b3

Shades

Color #b3a5ae mixed toward black.

#998692

#7c6976

#5d4f58

#3e353b

#1f1a1d

Tints

Color #b3a5ae mixed toward white.

#c0b4bc

#ccc3c9

#d9d2d7

#e6e1e4

#f2f0f2

Tones

Color #b3a5ae mixed toward gray.

#b2a6ae

#b1a7ad

#b0a9ad

#aeaaad

#adabac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadac · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#aeafab · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#b2aaaa · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a5ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a5ae]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#b3a5ae (#b3a5ae) is rgb(179, 165, 174) in RGB.

No, #b3a5ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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