#b9b3b7

Color #b9b3b7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.22 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b3b7

RGB

rgb(185, 179, 183)

HSL

hsl(320, 4.1%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(320, 3.2%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 1.1%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(73.53, 2.86, -1.28)

LCH

lch(73.53, 3.13, 335.89)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0088, 337.23)

HWB

hwb(320, 70.2%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3b9b5

Analogous

#b8b3b9

#b9b3b7

#b9b3b4

Triadic

#b9b3b7

#b7b9b3

#b3b7b9

Split-complementary

#b9b3b7

#b4b9b3

#b3b9b8

Tetradic

#b9b3b7

#b9b5b3

#b3b9b5

#b3b7b9

Square

#b9b3b7

#b9b8b3

#b3b9b5

#b3b4b9

Shades

Color #b9b3b7 mixed toward black.

#9c9399

#7e747b

#5f575c

#3f3a3e

#201d1f

Tints

Color #b9b3b7 mixed toward white.

#c5c0c3

#d0cccf

#dcd9db

#e8e6e7

#f3f2f3

Tones

Color #b9b3b7 mixed toward gray.

#b9b4b7

#b8b4b7

#b8b5b7

#b7b5b6

#b7b6b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#b7b7b6 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#b9b5b5 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 4.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b3b7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b3b7]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9b3b7 (#b9b3b7) is rgb(185, 179, 183) in RGB.

No, #b9b3b7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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