#b5a9b4

Color #b5a9b4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.64 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a9b4

RGB

rgb(181, 169, 180)

HSL

hsl(305, 7.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305, 6.6%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 0.6%, 29%)

LAB

lab(70.52, 6.33, -4.08)

LCH

lch(70.52, 7.53, 327.2)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0206, 328.32)

HWB

hwb(305, 66.3%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9b5aa

Analogous

#b0a9b5

#b5a9b4

#b5a9ae

Triadic

#b5a9b4

#b4b5a9

#a9b4b5

Split-complementary

#b5a9b4

#aeb5a9

#a9b5b0

Tetradic

#b5a9b4

#b5aaa9

#a9b5aa

#a9b4b5

Square

#b5a9b4

#b5b0a9

#a9b5aa

#a9aeb5

Shades

Color #b5a9b4 mixed toward black.

#9a8a99

#7d6c7c

#5e515d

#3f363e

#1f1b1f

Tints

Color #b5a9b4 mixed toward white.

#c1b7c0

#cec6cd

#dad4d9

#e6e2e6

#f3f1f2

Tones

Color #b5a9b4 mixed toward gray.

#b4aab3

#b3abb2

#b2acb1

#b1adb1

#b0aeb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b1 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#b1b2b1 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#b4afaf · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a9b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a9b4]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b5a9b4 (#b5a9b4) is rgb(181, 169, 180) in RGB.

No, #b5a9b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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