#bbacb9

Color #bbacb9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.44 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bbacb9

RGB

rgb(187, 172, 185)

HSL

hsl(308, 9.9%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308, 8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8%, 1.1%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(71.94, 7.73, -4.69)

LCH

lch(71.94, 9.04, 328.75)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0249, 330.14)

HWB

hwb(308, 67.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acbbae

Analogous

#b6acbb

#bbacb9

#bbacb2

Triadic

#bbacb9

#b9bbac

#acb9bb

Split-complementary

#bbacb9

#b2bbac

#acbbb6

Tetradic

#bbacb9

#bbaeac

#acbbae

#acb9bb

Square

#bbacb9

#bbb6ac

#acbbae

#acb2bb

Shades

Color #bbacb9 mixed toward black.

#a08b9d

#846c80

#635160

#423640

#211b20

Tints

Color #bbacb9 mixed toward white.

#c6bac5

#d2c8d0

#ddd6dc

#e8e3e8

#f4f1f3

Tones

Color #bbacb9 mixed toward gray.

#baadb8

#b9afb7

#b7b0b6

#b6b1b5

#b5b2b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5b6 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#b6b7b5 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#bab4b3 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 9.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbacb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbacb9]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bbacb9 (#bbacb9) is rgb(187, 172, 185) in RGB.

No, #bbacb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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