#b0aeb1

Color #b0aeb1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.76 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b0aeb1

RGB

rgb(176, 174, 177)

HSL

hsl(280, 1.9%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 1.7%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 1.7%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(71.33, 1.27, -1.28)

LCH

lch(71.33, 1.8, 314.78)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0048, 315)

HWB

hwb(280, 68.2%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afb1ae

Analogous

#aeaeb1

#b0aeb1

#b1aeb0

Triadic

#b0aeb1

#b1b0ae

#aeb1b0

Split-complementary

#b0aeb1

#b0b1ae

#aeb1ae

Tetradic

#b0aeb1

#b1aeaf

#afb1ae

#aeb1b0

Square

#b0aeb1

#b1aeae

#afb1ae

#aeb0b1

Shades

Color #b0aeb1 mixed toward black.

#939094

#767377

#585659

#3b393c

#1d1d1e

Tints

Color #b0aeb1 mixed toward white.

#bdbbbe

#cac9cb

#d7d6d8

#e5e4e5

#f2f1f2

Tones

Color #b0aeb1 mixed toward gray.

#b0aeb1

#b0aeb0

#b0afb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb0 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#afafb0 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 2.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b0aeb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0aeb1]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b0aeb1 (#b0aeb1) is rgb(176, 174, 177) in RGB.

No, #b0aeb1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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