#bbb4ba

Color #bbb4ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb4ba

RGB

rgb(187, 180, 186)

HSL

hsl(308.6, 4.9%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.6, 3.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 0.5%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(74.03, 3.57, -2.16)

LCH

lch(74.03, 4.17, 328.82)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0114, 330.07)

HWB

hwb(308.6, 70.6%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4bbb5

Analogous

#b9b4bb

#bbb4ba

#bbb4b7

Triadic

#bbb4ba

#babbb4

#b4babb

Split-complementary

#bbb4ba

#b7bbb4

#b4bbb9

Tetradic

#bbb4ba

#bbb5b4

#b4bbb5

#b4babb

Square

#bbb4ba

#bbb9b4

#b4bbb5

#b4b7bb

Shades

Color #bbb4ba mixed toward black.

#9e949d

#80747f

#60575f

#403a3f

#201d20

Tints

Color #bbb4ba mixed toward white.

#c6c1c6

#d2cdd1

#dddadd

#e8e6e8

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bbb4ba mixed toward gray.

#bbb5ba

#bab5b9

#b9b6b9

#b9b6b8

#b8b7b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8b9 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#b8b9b8 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#bbb7b7 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb4ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb4ba]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bbb4ba (#bbb4ba) is rgb(187, 180, 186) in RGB.

No, #bbb4ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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