#bab5b9

Color #bab5b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.54 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bab5b9

RGB

rgb(186, 181, 185)

HSL

hsl(312, 3.5%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312, 2.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 0.5%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(74.18, 2.5, -1.4)

LCH

lch(74.18, 2.87, 330.75)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0079, 332.14)

HWB

hwb(312, 71%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5bab6

Analogous

#b9b5ba

#bab5b9

#bab5b7

Triadic

#bab5b9

#b9bab5

#b5b9ba

Split-complementary

#bab5b9

#b7bab5

#b5bab9

Tetradic

#bab5b9

#bab6b5

#b5bab6

#b5b9ba

Square

#bab5b9

#bab9b5

#b5bab6

#b5b7ba

Shades

Color #bab5b9 mixed toward black.

#9d959b

#7f767d

#5f595e

#3f3b3e

#201e1f

Tints

Color #bab5b9 mixed toward white.

#c6c1c5

#d1ced0

#dddadc

#e8e6e8

#f4f3f3

Tones

Color #bab5b9 mixed toward gray.

#bab6b9

#b9b6b9

#b9b6b8

#b8b7b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#b8b9b8 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#bab7b7 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 3.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bab5b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab5b9]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#bab5b9 (#bab5b9) is rgb(186, 181, 185) in RGB.

No, #bab5b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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