#b9abb9

Color #b9abb9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9abb9

RGB

rgb(185, 171, 185)

HSL

hsl(300, 9.1%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 7.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(71.52, 7.58, -5.34)

LCH

lch(71.52, 9.27, 324.84)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0252, 325.68)

HWB

hwb(300, 67.1%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb9ab

Analogous

#b2abb9

#b9abb9

#b9abb2

Triadic

#b9abb9

#b9b9ab

#abb9b9

Split-complementary

#b9abb9

#b2b9ab

#abb9b2

Tetradic

#b9abb9

#b9abab

#abb9ab

#abb9b9

Square

#b9abb9

#b9b2ab

#abb9ab

#abb2b9

Shades

Color #b9abb9 mixed toward black.

#9e8b9e

#816c81

#615161

#413641

#201b20

Tints

Color #b9abb9 mixed toward white.

#c5b9c5

#d0c7d0

#dcd5dc

#e8e3e8

#f3f1f3

Tones

Color #b9abb9 mixed toward gray.

#b8acb8

#b7adb7

#b5aeb5

#b4b0b4

#b3b1b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3b6 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#b4b5b5 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#b8b3b3 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9abb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9abb9]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b9abb9 (#b9abb9) is rgb(185, 171, 185) in RGB.

No, #b9abb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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