#b3acb2

Color #b3acb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.59 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b3acb2

RGB

rgb(179, 172, 178)

HSL

hsl(308.6, 4.4%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.6, 3.9%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.9%, 0.6%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(71.08, 3.6, -2.18)

LCH

lch(71.08, 4.21, 328.8)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0115, 330.32)

HWB

hwb(308.6, 67.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acb3ad

Analogous

#b0acb3

#b3acb2

#b3acae

Triadic

#b3acb2

#b2b3ac

#acb2b3

Split-complementary

#b3acb2

#aeb3ac

#acb3b0

Tetradic

#b3acb2

#b3adac

#acb3ad

#acb2b3

Square

#b3acb2

#b3b0ac

#acb3ad

#acaeb3

Shades

Color #b3acb2 mixed toward black.

#978d96

#7a7079

#5c545a

#3d383c

#1f1c1e

Tints

Color #b3acb2 mixed toward white.

#c0babf

#ccc8cc

#d9d5d8

#e6e3e5

#f2f1f2

Tones

Color #b3acb2 mixed toward gray.

#b2adb2

#b2adb1

#b1aeb1

#b1aeb0

#b0afb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b1 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#b0b1b0 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#b3afaf · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3acb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3acb2]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b3acb2 (#b3acb2) is rgb(179, 172, 178) in RGB.

No, #b3acb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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