#b9a7b6

Color #b9a7b6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a7b6

RGB

rgb(185, 167, 182)

HSL

hsl(310, 11.4%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310, 9.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.7%, 1.6%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(70.41, 9.21, -5.32)

LCH

lch(70.41, 10.64, 329.99)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0294, 331.34)

HWB

hwb(310, 65.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7b9aa

Analogous

#b3a7b9

#b9a7b6

#b9a7ad

Triadic

#b9a7b6

#b6b9a7

#a7b6b9

Split-complementary

#b9a7b6

#adb9a7

#a7b9b3

Tetradic

#b9a7b6

#b9aaa7

#a7b9aa

#a7b6b9

Square

#b9a7b6

#b9b3a7

#a7b9aa

#a7adb9

Shades

Color #b9a7b6 mixed toward black.

#9f869b

#83687e

#624e5f

#41343f

#211a20

Tints

Color #b9a7b6 mixed toward white.

#c5b6c2

#d0c4ce

#dcd3da

#e8e2e7

#f3f0f3

Tones

Color #b9a7b6 mixed toward gray.

#b7a8b5

#b6aab4

#b4abb3

#b3adb2

#b1aeb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1b3 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#b3b4b2 · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#b8b0af · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a7b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a7b6]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b9a7b6 (#b9a7b6) is rgb(185, 167, 182) in RGB.

No, #b9a7b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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