#b9b2b6

Color #b9b2b6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9b2b6

RGB

rgb(185, 178, 182)

HSL

hsl(325.7, 4.8%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(325.7, 3.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 1.6%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(73.24, 3.21, -1.15)

LCH

lch(73.24, 3.41, 340.29)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0097, 341.94)

HWB

hwb(325.7, 69.8%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b9b5

Analogous

#b9b2b9

#b9b2b6

#b9b2b3

Triadic

#b9b2b6

#b6b9b2

#b2b6b9

Split-complementary

#b9b2b6

#b3b9b2

#b2b9b9

Tetradic

#b9b2b6

#b9b5b2

#b2b9b5

#b2b6b9

Square

#b9b2b6

#b9b9b2

#b2b9b5

#b2b3b9

Shades

Color #b9b2b6 mixed toward black.

#9c9298

#7f737a

#5f565b

#3f3a3d

#201d1e

Tints

Color #b9b2b6 mixed toward white.

#c5bfc2

#d0ccce

#dcd9db

#e8e5e7

#f3f2f3

Tones

Color #b9b2b6 mixed toward gray.

#b8b3b6

#b7b4b6

#b6b5b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6b5 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#b6b7b5 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#b9b4b4 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 4.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9b2b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9b2b6]

Related colors

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#b9b2b6 (#b9b2b6) is rgb(185, 178, 182) in RGB.

No, #b9b2b6 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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