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#b3acba

a light, muted violet · warm · closest name: silver

RGB
179, 172, 186
HSL
270°, 9%, 70%
CMYK
4, 8, 0, 27
Luminance
0.4263

Every format

HEX#b3acba
RGBrgb(179, 172, 186)
HSLhsl(270, 9%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 8%, 0%, 27%)
LABlab(71.3 5.1 -6.3)
LCHlch(71.3 8.1 309.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.755 0.021 308.1)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b3acba;
background-color: #b3acba;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b3acba] bg-[#b3acba]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b3acba;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.702, green: 0.675, blue: 0.729)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b3acba")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b3acba on white: 2.20:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b3acba on black: 9.53:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red70.2%
Green67.5%
Blue72.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan3.8%
Magenta7.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)27.1%

Color previews

#b3acba text on a black background

contrast 9.53:1

Card sample

#b3acba text on a white background

contrast 2.20:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b3acba;
Background color
Panel with #b3acba background
background-color: #b3acba;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b3acba;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(179, 172, 186, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(179, 172, 186, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b3acba;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3acba, #BAACB8);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b3acba

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #b3acba in the Color Lab