#b9abb2

Color #b9abb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9abb2

RGB

rgb(185, 171, 178)

HSL

hsl(330, 9.1%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(330, 7.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 3.8%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(71.32, 6.28, -1.77)

LCH

lch(71.32, 6.52, 344.26)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0188, 345.82)

HWB

hwb(330, 67.1%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb9b2

Analogous

#b9abb9

#b9abb2

#b9abab

Triadic

#b9abb2

#b2b9ab

#abb2b9

Split-complementary

#b9abb2

#abb9ab

#abb9b9

Tetradic

#b9abb2

#b9b2ab

#abb9b2

#abb2b9

Square

#b9abb2

#b9b9ab

#abb9b2

#ababb9

Shades

Color #b9abb2 mixed toward black.

#9e8b94

#816c77

#615159

#41363b

#201b1e

Tints

Color #b9abb2 mixed toward white.

#c5b9bf

#d0c7cc

#dcd5d8

#e8e3e5

#f3f1f2

Tones

Color #b9abb2 mixed toward gray.

#b8acb2

#b7adb2

#b5aeb2

#b4b0b2

#b3b1b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3b0 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#b4b5b0 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#b8afaf · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 7.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9abb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9abb2]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#b9abb2 (#b9abb2) is rgb(185, 171, 178) in RGB.

No, #b9abb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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