#b8a1a2

Color #b8a1a2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.02 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a1a2

RGB

rgb(184, 161, 162)

HSL

hsl(357.4, 13.9%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(357.4, 12.5%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.5%, 12%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(68.23, 8.58, 2.58)

LCH

lch(68.23, 8.96, 16.74)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0271, 14.75)

HWB

hwb(357.4, 63.1%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1b8b7

Analogous

#b8a1ad

#b8a1a2

#b8aba1

Triadic

#b8a1a2

#a2b8a1

#a1a2b8

Split-complementary

#b8a1a2

#a1b8ab

#a1adb8

Tetradic

#b8a1a2

#b8b7a1

#a1b8b7

#a1a2b8

Square

#b8a1a2

#adb8a1

#a1b8b7

#aba1b8

Shades

Color #b8a1a2 mixed toward black.

#9f8082

#836364

#624a4b

#413132

#211919

Tints

Color #b8a1a2 mixed toward white.

#c4b1b1

#d0c0c1

#dbd0d0

#e7e0e0

#f3efef

Tones

Color #b8a1a2 mixed toward gray.

#b6a3a4

#b4a5a5

#b2a7a7

#b0a9a9

#aeaaab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaea2 · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#b0b2a2 · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#b7a2a2 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 10.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a1a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a1a2]

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b8a1a2 (#b8a1a2) is rgb(184, 161, 162) in RGB.

No, #b8a1a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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