#b5a7ab

Color #b5a7ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.79 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a7ab

RGB

rgb(181, 167, 171)

HSL

hsl(342.9, 8.6%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(342.9, 7.7%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 5.5%, 29%)

LAB

lab(69.75, 5.76, -0.23)

LCH

lch(69.75, 5.76, 357.71)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0171, 358.33)

HWB

hwb(342.9, 65.5%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7b5b1

Analogous

#b5a7b2

#b5a7ab

#b5aaa7

Triadic

#b5a7ab

#abb5a7

#a7abb5

Split-complementary

#b5a7ab

#a7b5aa

#a7b2b5

Tetradic

#b5a7ab

#b5b1a7

#a7b5b1

#a7abb5

Square

#b5a7ab

#b2b5a7

#a7b5b1

#aaa7b5

Shades

Color #b5a7ab mixed toward black.

#9a878d

#7e6a70

#5e4f54

#3f3538

#1f1a1c

Tints

Color #b5a7ab mixed toward white.

#c1b6b9

#cec4c7

#dad3d5

#e6e2e3

#f3f0f1

Tones

Color #b5a7ab mixed toward gray.

#b4a8ab

#b3a9ac

#b1aaac

#b0acad

#afadad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafaa · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#b0b1aa · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#b4a9a9 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 7.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a7ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a7ab]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b5a7ab (#b5a7ab) is rgb(181, 167, 171) in RGB.

No, #b5a7ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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