#b9abb8

Color #b9abb8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.11 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b9abb8

RGB

rgb(185, 171, 184)

HSL

hsl(304.3, 9.1%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(304.3, 7.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 0.5%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(71.49, 7.39, -4.83)

LCH

lch(71.49, 8.83, 326.83)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0242, 328.02)

HWB

hwb(304.3, 67.1%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb9ac

Analogous

#b3abb9

#b9abb8

#b9abb1

Triadic

#b9abb8

#b8b9ab

#abb8b9

Split-complementary

#b9abb8

#b1b9ab

#abb9b3

Tetradic

#b9abb8

#b9acab

#abb9ac

#abb8b9

Square

#b9abb8

#b9b3ab

#abb9ac

#abb1b9

Shades

Color #b9abb8 mixed toward black.

#9e8b9d

#816c80

#615160

#413640

#201b20

Tints

Color #b9abb8 mixed toward white.

#c5b9c4

#d0c7d0

#dcd5db

#e8e3e7

#f3f1f3

Tones

Color #b9abb8 mixed toward gray.

#b8acb7

#b7adb6

#b5aeb5

#b4b0b4

#b3b1b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3b5 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#b4b5b4 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#b8b3b2 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 9.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9abb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9abb8]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b9abb8 (#b9abb8) is rgb(185, 171, 184) in RGB.

No, #b9abb8 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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