#baa8b7

Color #baa8b7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.74 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#baa8b7

RGB

rgb(186, 168, 183)

HSL

hsl(310, 11.5%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310, 9.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.7%, 1.6%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(70.78, 9.2, -5.32)

LCH

lch(70.78, 10.63, 329.96)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0293, 331.25)

HWB

hwb(310, 65.9%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8baab

Analogous

#b4a8ba

#baa8b7

#baa8ae

Triadic

#baa8b7

#b7baa8

#a8b7ba

Split-complementary

#baa8b7

#aebaa8

#a8bab4

Tetradic

#baa8b7

#baaba8

#a8baab

#a8b7ba

Square

#baa8b7

#bab4a8

#a8baab

#a8aeba

Shades

Color #baa8b7 mixed toward black.

#a0879c

#84687f

#634e5f

#423440

#211a20

Tints

Color #baa8b7 mixed toward white.

#c5b6c3

#d1c5cf

#dcd3db

#e8e2e7

#f3f0f3

Tones

Color #baa8b7 mixed toward gray.

#b8a9b6

#b7abb5

#b5acb4

#b4aeb3

#b2afb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2b4 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#b4b5b3 · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#b9b1b0 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #baa8b7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#baa8b7]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#baa8b7 (#baa8b7) is rgb(186, 168, 183) in RGB.

No, #baa8b7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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