#bbb5bc

Color #bbb5bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb5bc

RGB

rgb(187, 181, 188)

HSL

hsl(291.4, 5%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291.4, 3.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 3.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(74.35, 3.41, -2.79)

LCH

lch(74.35, 4.41, 320.71)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0118, 321.19)

HWB

hwb(291.4, 71%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6bcb5

Analogous

#b8b5bc

#bbb5bc

#bcb5ba

Triadic

#bbb5bc

#bcbbb5

#b5bcbb

Split-complementary

#bbb5bc

#babcb5

#b5bcb8

Tetradic

#bbb5bc

#bcb5b6

#b6bcb5

#b5bcbb

Square

#bbb5bc

#bcb8b5

#b6bcb5

#b5babc

Shades

Color #bbb5bc mixed toward black.

#9d959f

#7f7581

#605861

#403a41

#201d20

Tints

Color #bbb5bc mixed toward white.

#c6c1c7

#d2ced2

#dddade

#e8e6e9

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bbb5bc mixed toward gray.

#bbb6bc

#bab6bb

#bab7ba

#b9b7ba

#b9b8b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8ba · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#b9b9ba · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#bbb9b9 · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb5bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb5bc]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bbb5bc (#bbb5bc) is rgb(187, 181, 188) in RGB.

No, #bbb5bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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