#b9aeba

Color #b9aeba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.32 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b9aeba

RGB

rgb(185, 174, 186)

HSL

hsl(295, 8%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(295, 6.5%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 6.5%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(72.32, 6.13, -4.7)

LCH

lch(72.32, 7.72, 322.52)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0209, 323.19)

HWB

hwb(295, 68.2%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afbaae

Analogous

#b3aeba

#b9aeba

#baaeb5

Triadic

#b9aeba

#bab9ae

#aebab9

Split-complementary

#b9aeba

#b5baae

#aebab3

Tetradic

#b9aeba

#baaeaf

#afbaae

#aebab9

Square

#b9aeba

#bab3ae

#afbaae

#aeb5ba

Shades

Color #b9aeba mixed toward black.

#9d8e9e

#806e82

#605361

#403741

#201c20

Tints

Color #b9aeba mixed toward white.

#c5bcc6

#d0c9d1

#dcd7dd

#e8e4e8

#f3f2f4

Tones

Color #b9aeba mixed toward gray.

#b8afb9

#b7b0b8

#b7b1b7

#b6b2b6

#b5b3b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4b7 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#b5b6b7 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#b8b5b4 · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 8.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9aeba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9aeba]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b9aeba (#b9aeba) is rgb(185, 174, 186) in RGB.

No, #b9aeba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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