#b9acbb

Color #b9acbb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.86 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b9acbb

RGB

rgb(185, 172, 187)

HSL

hsl(292, 9.9%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292, 8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 8%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(71.83, 7.41, -5.97)

LCH

lch(71.83, 9.52, 321.14)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0256, 321.65)

HWB

hwb(292, 67.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aebbac

Analogous

#b2acbb

#b9acbb

#bbacb6

Triadic

#b9acbb

#bbb9ac

#acbbb9

Split-complementary

#b9acbb

#b6bbac

#acbbb2

Tetradic

#b9acbb

#bbacae

#aebbac

#acbbb9

Square

#b9acbb

#bbb2ac

#aebbac

#acb6bb

Shades

Color #b9acbb mixed toward black.

#9d8ba0

#806c84

#605163

#403642

#201b21

Tints

Color #b9acbb mixed toward white.

#c5bac6

#d0c8d2

#dcd6dd

#e8e3e8

#f3f1f4

Tones

Color #b9acbb mixed toward gray.

#b8adba

#b7afb9

#b6b0b7

#b5b1b6

#b4b2b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b3b8 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#b4b5b7 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#b8b5b4 · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 9.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9acbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9acbb]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b9acbb (#b9acbb) is rgb(185, 172, 187) in RGB.

No, #b9acbb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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