#b3a9b0

Color #b3a9b0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.48 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a9b0

RGB

rgb(179, 169, 176)

HSL

hsl(318, 6.2%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(318, 5.6%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 1.7%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(70.24, 4.87, -2.31)

LCH

lch(70.24, 5.39, 334.62)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0151, 336.15)

HWB

hwb(318, 66.3%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9b3ac

Analogous

#b1a9b3

#b3a9b0

#b3a9ab

Triadic

#b3a9b0

#b0b3a9

#a9b0b3

Split-complementary

#b3a9b0

#abb3a9

#a9b3b1

Tetradic

#b3a9b0

#b3aca9

#a9b3ac

#a9b0b3

Square

#b3a9b0

#b3b1a9

#a9b3ac

#a9abb3

Shades

Color #b3a9b0 mixed toward black.

#988a94

#7b6d77

#5c5259

#3e363b

#1f1b1e

Tints

Color #b3a9b0 mixed toward white.

#c0b7bd

#ccc6ca

#d9d4d7

#e6e2e5

#f2f1f2

Tones

Color #b3a9b0 mixed toward gray.

#b2aab0

#b1abaf

#b0abaf

#b0acaf

#afadae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafae · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#afb0ae · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#b3adad · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 6.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a9b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a9b0]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#b3a9b0 (#b3a9b0) is rgb(179, 169, 176) in RGB.

No, #b3a9b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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