#bab5ba

Color #bab5ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.8 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bab5ba

RGB

rgb(186, 181, 186)

HSL

hsl(300, 3.5%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 2.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(74.21, 2.68, -1.91)

LCH

lch(74.21, 3.29, 324.52)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0089, 325.95)

HWB

hwb(300, 71%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5bab5

Analogous

#b8b5ba

#bab5ba

#bab5b8

Triadic

#bab5ba

#babab5

#b5baba

Split-complementary

#bab5ba

#b8bab5

#b5bab8

Tetradic

#bab5ba

#bab5b5

#b5bab5

#b5baba

Square

#bab5ba

#bab8b5

#b5bab5

#b5b8ba

Shades

Color #bab5ba mixed toward black.

#9d959d

#7f767f

#5f595f

#3f3b3f

#201e20

Tints

Color #bab5ba mixed toward white.

#c6c1c6

#d1ced1

#dddadd

#e8e6e8

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bab5ba mixed toward gray.

#bab6ba

#b9b6b9

#b8b7b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8b9 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#b8b9b9 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#bab8b8 · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bab5ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bab5ba]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#bab5ba (#bab5ba) is rgb(186, 181, 186) in RGB.

No, #bab5ba 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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