#b8a2b2

Color #b8a2b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.06 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a2b2

RGB

rgb(184, 162, 178)

HSL

hsl(316.4, 13.4%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(316.4, 12%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12%, 3.3%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(68.93, 10.86, -5.3)

LCH

lch(68.93, 12.08, 333.99)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0338, 335.56)

HWB

hwb(316.4, 63.5%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2b8a8

Analogous

#b3a2b8

#b8a2b2

#b8a2a7

Triadic

#b8a2b2

#b2b8a2

#a2b2b8

Split-complementary

#b8a2b2

#a7b8a2

#a2b8b3

Tetradic

#b8a2b2

#b8a8a2

#a2b8a8

#a2b2b8

Square

#b8a2b2

#b8b3a2

#a2b8a8

#a2a7b8

Shades

Color #b8a2b2 mixed toward black.

#9f8197

#83647a

#624b5c

#41323d

#21191f

Tints

Color #b8a2b2 mixed toward white.

#c4b1bf

#d0c1cc

#dbd0d8

#e7e0e5

#f3eff2

Tones

Color #b8a2b2 mixed toward gray.

#b6a4b1

#b4a6b0

#b2a7af

#b1a9af

#afabae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafae · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#b0b2ad · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#b7abab · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a2b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a2b2]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#b8a2b2 (#b8a2b2) is rgb(184, 162, 178) in RGB.

No, #b8a2b2 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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