#b5aab4

Color #b5aab4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b5aab4

RGB

rgb(181, 170, 180)

HSL

hsl(305.5, 6.9%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.5, 6.1%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.1%, 0.6%, 29%)

LAB

lab(70.78, 5.78, -3.7)

LCH

lch(70.78, 6.86, 327.38)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0188, 328.51)

HWB

hwb(305.5, 66.7%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aab5ab

Analogous

#b0aab5

#b5aab4

#b5aaae

Triadic

#b5aab4

#b4b5aa

#aab4b5

Split-complementary

#b5aab4

#aeb5aa

#aab5b0

Tetradic

#b5aab4

#b5abaa

#aab5ab

#aab4b5

Square

#b5aab4

#b5b0aa

#aab5ab

#aaaeb5

Shades

Color #b5aab4 mixed toward black.

#9a8b98

#7d6d7c

#5e525d

#3f363e

#1f1b1f

Tints

Color #b5aab4 mixed toward white.

#c1b8c0

#cec6cd

#dad4d9

#e6e3e6

#f3f1f2

Tones

Color #b5aab4 mixed toward gray.

#b4abb3

#b3acb2

#b2adb2

#b1aeb1

#b0afb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b2 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#b1b2b1 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#b4b0af · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 7.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5aab4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5aab4]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b5aab4 (#b5aab4) is rgb(181, 170, 180) in RGB.

No, #b5aab4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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