#b6a5b5

Color #b6a5b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.86 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b6a5b5

RGB

rgb(182, 165, 181)

HSL

hsl(303.5, 10.4%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(303.5, 9.3%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.3%, 0.5%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(69.61, 9.06, -5.98)

LCH

lch(69.61, 10.86, 326.57)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0297, 327.65)

HWB

hwb(303.5, 64.7%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5b6a6

Analogous

#aea5b6

#b6a5b5

#b6a5ac

Triadic

#b6a5b5

#b5b6a5

#a5b5b6

Split-complementary

#b6a5b5

#acb6a5

#a5b6ae

Tetradic

#b6a5b5

#b6a6a5

#a5b6a6

#a5b5b6

Square

#b6a5b5

#b6aea5

#a5b6a6

#a5acb6

Shades

Color #b6a5b5 mixed toward black.

#9c859b

#80687e

#604e5f

#40343f

#201a20

Tints

Color #b6a5b5 mixed toward white.

#c2b4c1

#cec3ce

#dad2da

#e7e1e6

#f3f0f3

Tones

Color #b6a5b5 mixed toward gray.

#b4a6b4

#b3a8b2

#b2a9b1

#b0abb0

#afacaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb1 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#b0b1b0 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#b5aeae · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6a5b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6a5b5]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b6a5b5 (#b6a5b5) is rgb(182, 165, 181) in RGB.

No, #b6a5b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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