#b6acb6

Color #b6acb6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.98 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b6acb6

RGB

rgb(182, 172, 182)

HSL

hsl(300, 6.4%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 5.5%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.5%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(71.44, 5.41, -3.83)

LCH

lch(71.44, 6.63, 324.7)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.018, 325.87)

HWB

hwb(300, 67.5%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acb6ac

Analogous

#b1acb6

#b6acb6

#b6acb1

Triadic

#b6acb6

#b6b6ac

#acb6b6

Split-complementary

#b6acb6

#b1b6ac

#acb6b1

Tetradic

#b6acb6

#b6acac

#acb6ac

#acb6b6

Square

#b6acb6

#b6b1ac

#acb6ac

#acb1b6

Shades

Color #b6acb6 mixed toward black.

#9a8d9a

#7e6e7e

#5e535e

#3f373f

#1f1c1f

Tints

Color #b6acb6 mixed toward white.

#c2bac2

#cec8ce

#dad5da

#e7e3e7

#f3f1f3

Tones

Color #b6acb6 mixed toward gray.

#b5adb5

#b4aeb4

#b3aeb3

#b3afb3

#b2b0b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2b4 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#b2b3b3 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#b6b2b1 · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 7.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6acb6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6acb6]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b6acb6 (#b6acb6) is rgb(182, 172, 182) in RGB.

No, #b6acb6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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