#b2aeb5

Color #b2aeb5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.74 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b2aeb5

RGB

rgb(178, 174, 181)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 4.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 3.9%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 3.9%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(71.6, 2.73, -3.07)

LCH

lch(71.6, 4.11, 311.65)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0108, 311.24)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 68.2%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1b5ae

Analogous

#aeaeb5

#b2aeb5

#b5aeb4

Triadic

#b2aeb5

#b5b2ae

#aeb5b2

Split-complementary

#b2aeb5

#b4b5ae

#aeb5ae

Tetradic

#b2aeb5

#b5aeb1

#b1b5ae

#aeb5b2

Square

#b2aeb5

#b5aeae

#b1b5ae

#aeb4b5

Shades

Color #b2aeb5 mixed toward black.

#958f99

#77717c

#59555d

#3c383e

#1e1c1f

Tints

Color #b2aeb5 mixed toward white.

#bfbbc1

#ccc9ce

#d8d6da

#e5e4e6

#f2f1f3

Tones

Color #b2aeb5 mixed toward gray.

#b2afb4

#b2b0b3

#b2b1b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b3 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#b1b1b3 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2aeb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2aeb5]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b2aeb5 (#b2aeb5) is rgb(178, 174, 181) in RGB.

No, #b2aeb5 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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