#b3abb3

Color #b3abb3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#b3abb3

RGB

rgb(179, 171, 179)

HSL

hsl(300, 5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 4.5%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.5%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(70.85, 4.34, -3.07)

LCH

lch(70.85, 5.32, 324.73)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0144, 325.76)

HWB

hwb(300, 67.1%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb3ab

Analogous

#afabb3

#b3abb3

#b3abaf

Triadic

#b3abb3

#b3b3ab

#abb3b3

Split-complementary

#b3abb3

#afb3ab

#abb3af

Tetradic

#b3abb3

#b3abab

#abb3ab

#abb3b3

Square

#b3abb3

#b3afab

#abb3ab

#abafb3

Shades

Color #b3abb3 mixed toward black.

#978c97

#7a6f7a

#5c535c

#3d373d

#1f1c1f

Tints

Color #b3abb3 mixed toward white.

#c0b9c0

#ccc7cc

#d9d5d9

#e6e3e6

#f2f1f2

Tones

Color #b3abb3 mixed toward gray.

#b2acb2

#b1adb1

#b0aeb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b1 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#b0b1b1 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#b3b0af · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3abb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3abb3]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b3abb3 (#b3abb3) is rgb(179, 171, 179) in RGB.

No, #b3abb3 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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