#baaab9

Color #baaab9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.37 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#baaab9

RGB

rgb(186, 170, 185)

HSL

hsl(303.8, 10.4%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(303.8, 8.6%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 0.5%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(71.35, 8.48, -5.58)

LCH

lch(71.35, 10.15, 326.65)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0278, 327.8)

HWB

hwb(303.8, 66.7%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aabaab

Analogous

#b3aaba

#baaab9

#baaab1

Triadic

#baaab9

#b9baaa

#aab9ba

Split-complementary

#baaab9

#b1baaa

#aabab3

Tetradic

#baaab9

#baabaa

#aabaab

#aab9ba

Square

#baaab9

#bab3aa

#aabaab

#aab1ba

Shades

Color #baaab9 mixed toward black.

#9f899e

#836a81

#625061

#423541

#211b20

Tints

Color #baaab9 mixed toward white.

#c5b8c5

#d1c6d0

#dcd4dc

#e8e3e8

#f3f1f3

Tones

Color #baaab9 mixed toward gray.

#b9abb8

#b7adb7

#b6aeb5

#b5afb4

#b3b1b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3b6 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#b4b5b5 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#b9b3b2 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #baaab9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#baaab9]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#baaab9 (#baaab9) is rgb(186, 170, 185) in RGB.

No, #baaab9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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