#b9b1ba

Color #b9b1ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.91 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b1ba

RGB

rgb(185, 177, 186)

HSL

hsl(293.3, 6.1%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(293.3, 4.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 4.8%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(73.09, 4.5, -3.56)

LCH

lch(73.09, 5.74, 321.65)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0154, 322.39)

HWB

hwb(293.3, 69.4%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2bab1

Analogous

#b5b1ba

#b9b1ba

#bab1b7

Triadic

#b9b1ba

#bab9b1

#b1bab9

Split-complementary

#b9b1ba

#b7bab1

#b1bab5

Tetradic

#b9b1ba

#bab1b2

#b2bab1

#b1bab9

Square

#b9b1ba

#bab5b1

#b2bab1

#b1b7ba

Shades

Color #b9b1ba mixed toward black.

#9c919e

#7f7280

#5f5560

#3f3940

#201c20

Tints

Color #b9b1ba mixed toward white.

#c5bec6

#d0cbd1

#dcd8dd

#e8e5e8

#f3f2f4

Tones

Color #b9b1ba mixed toward gray.

#b8b2b9

#b8b3b9

#b7b3b8

#b7b4b7

#b6b5b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6b8 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#b6b7b7 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#b9b6b6 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 6.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b1ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b1ba]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b9b1ba (#b9b1ba) is rgb(185, 177, 186) in RGB.

No, #b9b1ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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