#b8abb6

Color #b8abb6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b8abb6

RGB

rgb(184, 171, 182)

HSL

hsl(309.2, 8.4%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(309.2, 7.1%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.1%, 1.1%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(71.35, 6.66, -3.94)

LCH

lch(71.35, 7.74, 329.39)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0213, 330.79)

HWB

hwb(309.2, 67.1%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb8ad

Analogous

#b3abb8

#b8abb6

#b8abaf

Triadic

#b8abb6

#b6b8ab

#abb6b8

Split-complementary

#b8abb6

#afb8ab

#abb8b3

Tetradic

#b8abb6

#b8adab

#abb8ad

#abb6b8

Square

#b8abb6

#b8b3ab

#abb8ad

#abafb8

Shades

Color #b8abb6 mixed toward black.

#9d8b9a

#806c7d

#60515e

#40363f

#201b1f

Tints

Color #b8abb6 mixed toward white.

#c4b9c2

#d0c7ce

#dbd5da

#e7e3e7

#f3f1f3

Tones

Color #b8abb6 mixed toward gray.

#b7acb5

#b6adb4

#b5aeb4

#b4afb3

#b3b0b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b2b3 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#b3b4b3 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#b7b1b1 · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 8.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8abb6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8abb6]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b8abb6 (#b8abb6) is rgb(184, 171, 182) in RGB.

No, #b8abb6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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