#b5aab6

Color #b5aab6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.92 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b5aab6

RGB

rgb(181, 170, 182)

HSL

hsl(295, 7.6%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(295, 6.6%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 6.6%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(70.84, 6.16, -4.72)

LCH

lch(70.84, 7.76, 322.54)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0209, 323.35)

HWB

hwb(295, 66.7%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb6aa

Analogous

#afaab6

#b5aab6

#b6aab1

Triadic

#b5aab6

#b6b5aa

#aab6b5

Split-complementary

#b5aab6

#b1b6aa

#aab6af

Tetradic

#b5aab6

#b6aaab

#abb6aa

#aab6b5

Square

#b5aab6

#b6afaa

#abb6aa

#aab1b6

Shades

Color #b5aab6 mixed toward black.

#998a9b

#7d6c7e

#5e515f

#3e363f

#1f1b20

Tints

Color #b5aab6 mixed toward white.

#c1b8c2

#cec6ce

#dad4da

#e6e3e7

#f3f1f3

Tones

Color #b5aab6 mixed toward gray.

#b4abb5

#b3acb4

#b2adb3

#b2aeb2

#b1afb1

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

#b0b0b3 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#b1b2b3 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#b4b1b0 · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 8.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5aab6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5aab6]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b5aab6 (#b5aab6) is rgb(181, 170, 182) in RGB.

No, #b5aab6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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