#bbacb8

Color #bbacb8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbacb8

RGB

rgb(187, 172, 184)

HSL

hsl(312, 9.9%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312, 8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8%, 1.6%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(71.91, 7.55, -4.18)

LCH

lch(71.91, 8.63, 331.03)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0239, 332.58)

HWB

hwb(312, 67.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acbbaf

Analogous

#b7acbb

#bbacb8

#bbacb1

Triadic

#bbacb8

#b8bbac

#acb8bb

Split-complementary

#bbacb8

#b1bbac

#acbbb7

Tetradic

#bbacb8

#bbafac

#acbbaf

#acb8bb

Square

#bbacb8

#bbb7ac

#acbbaf

#acb1bb

Shades

Color #bbacb8 mixed toward black.

#a08b9c

#846c7f

#63515f

#42363f

#211b20

Tints

Color #bbacb8 mixed toward white.

#c6bac4

#d2c8d0

#ddd6dc

#e8e3e7

#f4f1f3

Tones

Color #bbacb8 mixed toward gray.

#baadb7

#b9afb7

#b7b0b6

#b6b1b5

#b5b2b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#b6b7b5 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#bab3b2 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbacb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbacb8]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#bbacb8 (#bbacb8) is rgb(187, 172, 184) in RGB.

No, #bbacb8 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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