#b5abb2

Color #b5abb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.65 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b5abb2

RGB

rgb(181, 171, 178)

HSL

hsl(318, 6.3%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(318, 5.5%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.5%, 1.7%, 29%)

LAB

lab(70.98, 4.86, -2.3)

LCH

lch(70.98, 5.38, 334.67)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.015, 336.35)

HWB

hwb(318, 67.1%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb5ae

Analogous

#b3abb5

#b5abb2

#b5abad

Triadic

#b5abb2

#b2b5ab

#abb2b5

Split-complementary

#b5abb2

#adb5ab

#abb5b3

Tetradic

#b5abb2

#b5aeab

#abb5ae

#abb2b5

Square

#b5abb2

#b5b3ab

#abb5ae

#abadb5

Shades

Color #b5abb2 mixed toward black.

#998c95

#7d6e78

#5e525a

#3e373c

#1f1b1e

Tints

Color #b5abb2 mixed toward white.

#c1b9bf

#cec7cc

#dad5d8

#e6e3e5

#f3f1f2

Tones

Color #b5abb2 mixed toward gray.

#b4acb2

#b3adb1

#b2adb1

#b2aeb1

#b1afb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1b0 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#b1b2b0 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#b5afaf · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 6.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5abb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5abb2]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5abb2 (#b5abb2) is rgb(181, 171, 178) in RGB.

No, #b5abb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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