#bbb2ba

Color #bbb2ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.91 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb2ba

RGB

rgb(187, 178, 186)

HSL

hsl(306.7, 6.2%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.7, 4.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 0.5%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(73.51, 4.66, -2.92)

LCH

lch(73.51, 5.5, 327.93)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.015, 329.17)

HWB

hwb(306.7, 69.8%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2bbb3

Analogous

#b8b2bb

#bbb2ba

#bbb2b6

Triadic

#bbb2ba

#babbb2

#b2babb

Split-complementary

#bbb2ba

#b6bbb2

#b2bbb8

Tetradic

#bbb2ba

#bbb3b2

#b2bbb3

#b2babb

Square

#bbb2ba

#bbb8b2

#b2bbb3

#b2b6bb

Shades

Color #bbb2ba mixed toward black.

#9f929d

#817280

#615660

#413940

#201d20

Tints

Color #bbb2ba mixed toward white.

#c6bfc6

#d2ccd1

#ddd9dd

#e8e5e8

#f4f2f4

Tones

Color #bbb2ba mixed toward gray.

#bab3b9

#bab4b9

#b9b4b8

#b8b5b8

#b7b6b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7b8 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#bbb7b6 · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 6.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb2ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb2ba]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bbb2ba (#bbb2ba) is rgb(187, 178, 186) in RGB.

No, #bbb2ba 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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