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#B09AAA closest to Classy Mauve

#B09AAA is a light gray; the closest named color is Classy Mauve. In the RGB color model it is made of 69.0% red, 60.4% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(176, 154, 170)). Its HSL value is 316° hue, 12% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 31% black. #B09AAA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.05:1.

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Variations of #B09AAA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B09AAA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B09AAA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B09AAA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9FA1A9
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9A9EAB
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A09EAA
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9FA1A9
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A49FAA
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B39B9F
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B19AA5
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A0A0A0
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A49FA3

#B09AAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.61:1 Very poor#B09AAA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.05:1 Very good#B09AAA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B09AAA in CSS

/* Classy Mauve */
.color { color: #B09AAA; }
.background { background-color: #B09AAA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B09AAA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(176 154 170);
color: hsl(316 12% 65%);
color: oklch(0.711 0.034 335.6);

#B09AAA FAQ

What color is #B09AAA?

#B09AAA is a light gray. Its closest named color is Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #B09AAA?

#B09AAA is rgb(176, 154, 170) in RGB, hsl(316, 12%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 13%, 3%, 31%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B09AAA?

The complementary color of #B09AAA is #9AB0A0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B09AAA?

Black text has the best contrast on #B09AAA: 8.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B09AAA a warm or cool color?

#B09AAA is a neutral color.