#b8a8b6

Color #b8a8b6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.83 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a8b6

RGB

rgb(184, 168, 182)

HSL

hsl(307.5, 10.1%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(307.5, 8.7%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 1.1%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(70.58, 8.31, -5.08)

LCH

lch(70.58, 9.74, 328.56)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0268, 329.7)

HWB

hwb(307.5, 65.9%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8b8aa

Analogous

#b2a8b8

#b8a8b6

#b8a8ae

Triadic

#b8a8b6

#b6b8a8

#a8b6b8

Split-complementary

#b8a8b6

#aeb8a8

#a8b8b2

Tetradic

#b8a8b6

#b8aaa8

#a8b8aa

#a8b6b8

Square

#b8a8b6

#b8b2a8

#a8b8aa

#a8aeb8

Shades

Color #b8a8b6 mixed toward black.

#9e889b

#81697e

#614f5f

#41353f

#201a20

Tints

Color #b8a8b6 mixed toward white.

#c4b6c2

#d0c5ce

#dbd3da

#e7e2e7

#f3f0f3

Tones

Color #b8a8b6 mixed toward gray.

#b7a9b5

#b5abb4

#b4acb3

#b3adb2

#b1afb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1b3 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#b2b3b2 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#b7b0b0 · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 10.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a8b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a8b6]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b8a8b6 (#b8a8b6) is rgb(184, 168, 182) in RGB.

No, #b8a8b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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