#b09ca2

Color #b09ca2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.92 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b09ca2

RGB

rgb(176, 156, 162)

HSL

hsl(342, 11.2%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(342, 11.4%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 8%, 31%)

LAB

lab(66.23, 8.39, -0.43)

LCH

lch(66.23, 8.4, 357.07)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.0249, 357.7)

HWB

hwb(342, 61.2%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cb0aa

Analogous

#b09cac

#b09ca2

#b0a09c

Triadic

#b09ca2

#a2b09c

#9ca2b0

Split-complementary

#b09ca2

#9cb0a0

#9cacb0

Tetradic

#b09ca2

#b0aa9c

#9cb0aa

#9ca2b0

Square

#b09ca2

#acb09c

#9cb0aa

#a09cb0

Shades

Color #b09ca2 mixed toward black.

#977d85

#7b626a

#5c4a4f

#3e3135

#1f191a

Tints

Color #b09ca2 mixed toward white.

#bdadb2

#cabdc1

#d7ced1

#e5dee0

#f2eff0

Tones

Color #b09ca2 mixed toward gray.

#ae9ea3

#ad9fa3

#aba1a4

#a9a3a5

#a8a4a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8a1 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#a9aaa0 · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#af9f9f · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 9.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b09ca2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b09ca2]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b09ca2 (#b09ca2) is rgb(176, 156, 162) in RGB.

No, #b09ca2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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