#b5adb4

Color #b5adb4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.39 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b5adb4

RGB

rgb(181, 173, 180)

HSL

hsl(307.5, 5.1%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(307.5, 4.4%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 0.6%, 29%)

LAB

lab(71.56, 4.14, -2.56)

LCH

lch(71.56, 4.87, 328.27)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0133, 329.77)

HWB

hwb(307.5, 67.8%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adb5ae

Analogous

#b2adb5

#b5adb4

#b5adb0

Triadic

#b5adb4

#b4b5ad

#adb4b5

Split-complementary

#b5adb4

#b0b5ad

#adb5b2

Tetradic

#b5adb4

#b5aead

#adb5ae

#adb4b5

Square

#b5adb4

#b5b2ad

#adb5ae

#adb0b5

Shades

Color #b5adb4 mixed toward black.

#998e98

#7c707a

#5d545c

#3e383d

#1f1c1f

Tints

Color #b5adb4 mixed toward white.

#c1bbc0

#cec8cd

#dad6d9

#e6e4e6

#f3f1f2

Tones

Color #b5adb4 mixed toward gray.

#b4aeb3

#b3afb2

#b2b0b2

#b2b0b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#b2b3b2 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#b5b1b1 · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 5.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5adb4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5adb4]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b5adb4 (#b5adb4) is rgb(181, 173, 180) in RGB.

No, #b5adb4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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