#bab0b8

Color #bab0b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.79 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bab0b8

RGB

rgb(186, 176, 184)

HSL

hsl(312, 6.8%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312, 5.4%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.4%, 1.1%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(72.86, 5.02, -2.8)

LCH

lch(72.86, 5.75, 330.85)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0159, 332.31)

HWB

hwb(312, 69%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0bab2

Analogous

#b7b0ba

#bab0b8

#bab0b3

Triadic

#bab0b8

#b8bab0

#b0b8ba

Split-complementary

#bab0b8

#b3bab0

#b0bab7

Tetradic

#bab0b8

#bab2b0

#b0bab2

#b0b8ba

Square

#bab0b8

#bab7b0

#b0bab2

#b0b3ba

Shades

Color #bab0b8 mixed toward black.

#9e909b

#81707e

#61545e

#40383f

#201c1f

Tints

Color #bab0b8 mixed toward white.

#c6bdc4

#d1cad0

#ddd8dc

#e8e5e7

#f4f2f3

Tones

Color #bab0b8 mixed toward gray.

#b9b1b8

#b8b2b7

#b8b3b7

#b7b3b6

#b6b4b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#b6b7b6 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#bab5b4 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 6.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bab0b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab0b8]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#bab0b8 (#bab0b8) is rgb(186, 176, 184) in RGB.

No, #bab0b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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