#b8a1aa

Color #b8a1aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.11 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a1aa

RGB

rgb(184, 161, 170)

HSL

hsl(336.5, 13.9%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(336.5, 12.5%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.5%, 7.6%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(68.45, 9.96, -1.56)

LCH

lch(68.45, 10.08, 351.1)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0296, 352.23)

HWB

hwb(336.5, 63.1%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1b8af

Analogous

#b8a1b5

#b8a1aa

#b8a3a1

Triadic

#b8a1aa

#aab8a1

#a1aab8

Split-complementary

#b8a1aa

#a1b8a3

#a1b5b8

Tetradic

#b8a1aa

#b8afa1

#a1b8af

#a1aab8

Square

#b8a1aa

#b5b8a1

#a1b8af

#a3a1b8

Shades

Color #b8a1aa mixed toward black.

#9f808c

#83636f

#624a54

#413138

#21191c

Tints

Color #b8a1aa mixed toward white.

#c4b1b8

#d0c0c6

#dbd0d4

#e7e0e3

#f3eff1

Tones

Color #b8a1aa mixed toward gray.

#b6a3aa

#b4a5ab

#b2a7ab

#b0a9ac

#aeaaac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaea8 · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#b0b2a7 · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#b7a6a6 · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 11.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a1aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a1aa]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Frequently asked questions

#b8a1aa (#b8a1aa) is rgb(184, 161, 170) in RGB.

No, #b8a1aa 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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