#bbb5bb

Color #bbb5bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.2 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb5bb

RGB

rgb(187, 181, 187)

HSL

hsl(300, 4.2%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 3.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(74.32, 3.22, -2.29)

LCH

lch(74.32, 3.95, 324.58)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0107, 326.01)

HWB

hwb(300, 71%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5bbb5

Analogous

#b8b5bb

#bbb5bb

#bbb5b8

Triadic

#bbb5bb

#bbbbb5

#b5bbbb

Split-complementary

#bbb5bb

#b8bbb5

#b5bbb8

Tetradic

#bbb5bb

#bbb5b5

#b5bbb5

#b5bbbb

Square

#bbb5bb

#bbb8b5

#b5bbb5

#b5b8bb

Shades

Color #bbb5bb mixed toward black.

#9e959e

#807680

#605860

#403b40

#201d20

Tints

Color #bbb5bb mixed toward white.

#c6c1c6

#d2ced2

#dddadd

#e8e6e8

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bbb5bb mixed toward gray.

#bbb6bb

#bab6ba

#bab7ba

#b9b7b9

#b9b8b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8ba · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#bbb8b8 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb5bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb5bb]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#bbb5bb (#bbb5bb) is rgb(187, 181, 187) in RGB.

No, #bbb5bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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