#bbb4b9

Color #bbb4b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.29 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb4b9

RGB

rgb(187, 180, 185)

HSL

hsl(317.1, 4.9%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(317.1, 3.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 1.1%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(74, 3.39, -1.66)

LCH

lch(74, 3.77, 333.91)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0106, 335.38)

HWB

hwb(317.1, 70.6%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4bbb6

Analogous

#bab4bb

#bbb4b9

#bbb4b6

Triadic

#bbb4b9

#b9bbb4

#b4b9bb

Split-complementary

#bbb4b9

#b6bbb4

#b4bbba

Tetradic

#bbb4b9

#bbb6b4

#b4bbb6

#b4b9bb

Square

#bbb4b9

#bbbab4

#b4bbb6

#b4b6bb

Shades

Color #bbb4b9 mixed toward black.

#9e949b

#80747d

#60575e

#403a3e

#201d1f

Tints

Color #bbb4b9 mixed toward white.

#c6c1c5

#d2cdd0

#dddadc

#e8e6e8

#f4f3f3

Tones

Color #bbb4b9 mixed toward gray.

#bbb5b9

#bab5b9

#b9b6b8

#b8b7b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#b8b9b8 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#bbb7b7 · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb4b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb4b9]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#bbb4b9 (#bbb4b9) is rgb(187, 180, 185) in RGB.

No, #bbb4b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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