#b5a4ab

Color #b5a4ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.54 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a4ab

RGB

rgb(181, 164, 171)

HSL

hsl(335.3, 10.3%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(335.3, 9.4%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 5.5%, 29%)

LAB

lab(68.98, 7.41, -1.37)

LCH

lch(68.98, 7.54, 349.53)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.022, 350.84)

HWB

hwb(335.3, 64.3%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4b5ae

Analogous

#b5a4b3

#b5a4ab

#b5a5a4

Triadic

#b5a4ab

#abb5a4

#a4abb5

Split-complementary

#b5a4ab

#a4b5a5

#a4b3b5

Tetradic

#b5a4ab

#b5aea4

#a4b5ae

#a4abb5

Square

#b5a4ab

#b3b5a4

#a4b5ae

#a5a4b5

Shades

Color #b5a4ab mixed toward black.

#9b848e

#7f6771

#5f4d55

#3f3438

#201a1c

Tints

Color #b5a4ab mixed toward white.

#c1b3b9

#cec2c7

#dad1d5

#e6e1e3

#f3f0f1

Tones

Color #b5a4ab mixed toward gray.

#b3a5ab

#b2a7ab

#b1a8ac

#afaaac

#aeabac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaea9 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#afb0a9 · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#b4a8a8 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 8.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a4ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a4ab]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Crimson #dc143c

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Frequently asked questions

#b5a4ab (#b5a4ab) is rgb(181, 164, 171) in RGB.

No, #b5a4ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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