#bba9b8

Color #bba9b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bba9b8

RGB

rgb(187, 169, 184)

HSL

hsl(310, 11.7%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310, 9.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 1.6%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(71.15, 9.19, -5.31)

LCH

lch(71.15, 10.61, 329.98)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0293, 331.25)

HWB

hwb(310, 66.3%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9bbac

Analogous

#b5a9bb

#bba9b8

#bba9af

Triadic

#bba9b8

#b8bba9

#a9b8bb

Split-complementary

#bba9b8

#afbba9

#a9bbb5

Tetradic

#bba9b8

#bbaca9

#a9bbac

#a9b8bb

Square

#bba9b8

#bbb5a9

#a9bbac

#a9afbb

Shades

Color #bba9b8 mixed toward black.

#a1889d

#856980

#634f60

#423440

#211a20

Tints

Color #bba9b8 mixed toward white.

#c6b7c4

#d2c6d0

#ddd4db

#e8e2e7

#f4f1f3

Tones

Color #bba9b8 mixed toward gray.

#b9aab7

#b8acb6

#b6adb5

#b5afb4

#b3b0b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3b5 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#b5b6b4 · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#bab2b1 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bba9b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bba9b8]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bba9b8 (#bba9b8) is rgb(187, 169, 184) in RGB.

No, #bba9b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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