#b8a4a2

Color #b8a4a2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.85 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a4a2

RGB

rgb(184, 164, 162)

HSL

hsl(5.5, 13.4%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.5, 12%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.9%, 12%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(69, 6.93, 3.69)

LCH

lch(69, 7.85, 28.03)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0236, 24.5)

HWB

hwb(5.5, 63.5%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2b6b8

Analogous

#b8a2ab

#b8a4a2

#b8afa2

Triadic

#b8a4a2

#a2b8a4

#a4a2b8

Split-complementary

#b8a4a2

#a2b8af

#a2abb8

Tetradic

#b8a4a2

#b6b8a2

#a2b6b8

#a4a2b8

Square

#b8a4a2

#abb8a2

#a2b6b8

#afa2b8

Shades

Color #b8a4a2 mixed toward black.

#9f8481

#836764

#624d4b

#413332

#211a19

Tints

Color #b8a4a2 mixed toward white.

#c4b3b1

#d0c2c1

#dbd1d0

#e7e1e0

#f3f0ef

Tones

Color #b8a4a2 mixed toward gray.

#b6a5a4

#b4a7a6

#b2a8a7

#b1aaa9

#afabab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0a2 · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#b1b2a3 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#b7a3a3 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 8.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a4a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a4a2]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#b8a4a2 (#b8a4a2) is rgb(184, 164, 162) in RGB.

No, #b8a4a2 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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