#baa8b6

Color #baa8b6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.32 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#baa8b6

RGB

rgb(186, 168, 182)

HSL

hsl(313.3, 11.5%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(313.3, 9.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.7%, 2.2%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(70.75, 9.01, -4.81)

LCH

lch(70.75, 10.21, 331.9)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0284, 333.43)

HWB

hwb(313.3, 65.9%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8baac

Analogous

#b5a8ba

#baa8b6

#baa8ad

Triadic

#baa8b6

#b6baa8

#a8b6ba

Split-complementary

#baa8b6

#adbaa8

#a8bab5

Tetradic

#baa8b6

#baaca8

#a8baac

#a8b6ba

Square

#baa8b6

#bab5a8

#a8baac

#a8adba

Shades

Color #baa8b6 mixed toward black.

#a0879a

#84687e

#634e5e

#42343f

#211a1f

Tints

Color #baa8b6 mixed toward white.

#c5b6c2

#d1c5ce

#dcd3da

#e8e2e7

#f3f0f3

Tones

Color #baa8b6 mixed toward gray.

#b8a9b5

#b7abb4

#b5acb3

#b4aeb3

#b2afb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2b3 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#b4b5b2 · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#b9b0b0 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 10.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #baa8b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#baa8b6]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#baa8b6 (#baa8b6) is rgb(186, 168, 182) in RGB.

No, #baa8b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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