#b4a8b3

Color #b4a8b3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.59 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b4a8b3

RGB

rgb(180, 168, 179)

HSL

hsl(305, 7.4%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305, 6.7%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.7%, 0.6%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(70.15, 6.33, -4.09)

LCH

lch(70.15, 7.54, 327.13)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0206, 328.32)

HWB

hwb(305, 65.9%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8b4a9

Analogous

#afa8b4

#b4a8b3

#b4a8ad

Triadic

#b4a8b3

#b3b4a8

#a8b3b4

Split-complementary

#b4a8b3

#adb4a8

#a8b4af

Tetradic

#b4a8b3

#b4a9a8

#a8b4a9

#a8b3b4

Square

#b4a8b3

#b4afa8

#a8b4a9

#a8adb4

Shades

Color #b4a8b3 mixed toward black.

#998998

#7d6b7b

#5d515c

#3e363e

#1f1b1f

Tints

Color #b4a8b3 mixed toward white.

#c0b6c0

#cdc5cc

#d9d3d9

#e6e2e6

#f2f0f2

Tones

Color #b4a8b3 mixed toward gray.

#b3a9b2

#b2aab1

#b1abb0

#b0acb0

#afadaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb0 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#b0b1b0 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#b3aeae · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4a8b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4a8b3]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b4a8b3 (#b4a8b3) is rgb(180, 168, 179) in RGB.

No, #b4a8b3 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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