#b9a9b8

Color #b9a9b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.31 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a9b8

RGB

rgb(185, 169, 184)

HSL

hsl(303.8, 10.3%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(303.8, 8.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 0.5%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(70.98, 8.49, -5.58)

LCH

lch(70.98, 10.16, 326.69)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0278, 327.8)

HWB

hwb(303.8, 66.3%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9b9aa

Analogous

#b2a9b9

#b9a9b8

#b9a9b0

Triadic

#b9a9b8

#b8b9a9

#a9b8b9

Split-complementary

#b9a9b8

#b0b9a9

#a9b9b2

Tetradic

#b9a9b8

#b9aaa9

#a9b9aa

#a9b8b9

Square

#b9a9b8

#b9b2a9

#a9b9aa

#a9b0b9

Shades

Color #b9a9b8 mixed toward black.

#9f889d

#826a81

#624f60

#413540

#211a20

Tints

Color #b9a9b8 mixed toward white.

#c5b7c4

#d0c6d0

#dcd4db

#e8e2e7

#f3f1f3

Tones

Color #b9a9b8 mixed toward gray.

#b8aab7

#b6acb6

#b5adb4

#b4aeb3

#b2b0b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2b5 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#b3b4b4 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#b8b2b1 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a9b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a9b8]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b9a9b8 (#b9a9b8) is rgb(185, 169, 184) in RGB.

No, #b9a9b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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