#b8a4a4

Color #b8a4a4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.74 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a4a4

RGB

rgb(184, 164, 164)

HSL

hsl(0, 12.3%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 10.9%, 72.2%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(69.06, 7.27, 2.66)

LCH

lch(69.06, 7.74, 20.1)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0234, 17.66)

HWB

hwb(0, 64.3%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4b8b8

Analogous

#b8a4ae

#b8a4a4

#b8aea4

Triadic

#b8a4a4

#a4b8a4

#a4a4b8

Split-complementary

#b8a4a4

#a4b8ae

#a4aeb8

Tetradic

#b8a4a4

#b8b8a4

#a4b8b8

#a4a4b8

Square

#b8a4a4

#aeb8a4

#a4b8b8

#aea4b8

Shades

Color #b8a4a4 mixed toward black.

#9e8383

#826666

#624c4c

#413333

#211919

Tints

Color #b8a4a4 mixed toward white.

#c4b3b3

#d0c2c2

#dbd1d1

#e7e1e1

#f3f0f0

Tones

Color #b8a4a4 mixed toward gray.

#b6a6a6

#b5a7a7

#b3a9a9

#b1abab

#b0acac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0a4 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#b1b2a4 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#b7a4a4 · ΔE 0.4

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a4a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a4a4]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b8a4a4 (#b8a4a4) is rgb(184, 164, 164) in RGB.

No, #b8a4a4 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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