#b5b1b5

Color #b5b1b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.3 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b5b1b5

RGB

rgb(181, 177, 181)

HSL

hsl(300, 2.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 2.2%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.2%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(72.63, 2.16, -1.54)

LCH

lch(72.63, 2.65, 324.51)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0072, 325.2)

HWB

hwb(300, 69.4%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1b5b1

Analogous

#b3b1b5

#b5b1b5

#b5b1b3

Triadic

#b5b1b5

#b5b5b1

#b1b5b5

Split-complementary

#b5b1b5

#b3b5b1

#b1b5b3

Tetradic

#b5b1b5

#b5b1b1

#b1b5b1

#b1b5b5

Square

#b5b1b5

#b5b3b1

#b1b5b1

#b1b3b5

Shades

Color #b5b1b5 mixed toward black.

#989298

#7a747a

#5c575c

#3d3a3d

#1f1d1f

Tints

Color #b5b1b5 mixed toward white.

#c1bec1

#cecbce

#dad8da

#e6e5e6

#f3f2f3

Tones

Color #b5b1b5 mixed toward gray.

#b5b1b5

#b4b2b4

#b3b3b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3b4 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#b5b3b3 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 3.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5b1b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5b1b5]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b5b1b5 (#b5b1b5) is rgb(181, 177, 181) in RGB.

No, #b5b1b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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