#b4a6b2

Color #b4a6b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.45 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b4a6b2

RGB

rgb(180, 166, 178)

HSL

hsl(308.6, 8.5%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.6, 7.8%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.8%, 1.1%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(69.6, 7.24, -4.34)

LCH

lch(69.6, 8.44, 329.06)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0232, 330.35)

HWB

hwb(308.6, 65.1%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6b4a8

Analogous

#afa6b4

#b4a6b2

#b4a6ab

Triadic

#b4a6b2

#b2b4a6

#a6b2b4

Split-complementary

#b4a6b2

#abb4a6

#a6b4af

Tetradic

#b4a6b2

#b4a8a6

#a6b4a8

#a6b2b4

Square

#b4a6b2

#b4afa6

#a6b4a8

#a6abb4

Shades

Color #b4a6b2 mixed toward black.

#9a8797

#7d697a

#5e4f5c

#3f353d

#1f1a1f

Tints

Color #b4a6b2 mixed toward white.

#c0b5bf

#cdc4cc

#d9d2d8

#e6e1e5

#f2f0f2

Tones

Color #b4a6b2 mixed toward gray.

#b3a7b1

#b2a8b0

#b0a9af

#afabaf

#aeacae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeaf · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#afb0af · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#b3adac · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 9.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4a6b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4a6b2]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b4a6b2 (#b4a6b2) is rgb(180, 166, 178) in RGB.

No, #b4a6b2 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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