#b5adb3

Color #b5adb3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b5adb3

RGB

rgb(181, 173, 179)

HSL

hsl(315, 5.1%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(315, 4.4%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 1.1%, 29%)

LAB

lab(71.53, 3.95, -2.05)

LCH

lch(71.53, 4.45, 332.57)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0123, 334.06)

HWB

hwb(315, 67.8%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adb5af

Analogous

#b3adb5

#b5adb3

#b5adaf

Triadic

#b5adb3

#b3b5ad

#adb3b5

Split-complementary

#b5adb3

#afb5ad

#adb5b3

Tetradic

#b5adb3

#b5afad

#adb5af

#adb3b5

Square

#b5adb3

#b5b3ad

#adb5af

#adafb5

Shades

Color #b5adb3 mixed toward black.

#998e96

#7c7079

#5d545b

#3e383c

#1f1c1e

Tints

Color #b5adb3 mixed toward white.

#c1bbc0

#cec8cc

#dad6d9

#e6e4e6

#f3f1f2

Tones

Color #b5adb3 mixed toward gray.

#b4aeb3

#b4aeb2

#b3afb2

#b2b0b2

#b2b0b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#b2b3b1 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#b5b0b0 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5adb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5adb3]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Orchid #da70d6

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5adb3 (#b5adb3) is rgb(181, 173, 179) in RGB.

No, #b5adb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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