#b8adaf

Color #b8adaf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.95 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8adaf

RGB

rgb(184, 173, 175)

HSL

hsl(349.1, 7.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(349.1, 6%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6%, 4.9%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(71.67, 4.29, 0.39)

LCH

lch(71.67, 4.31, 5.19)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0129, 4.87)

HWB

hwb(349.1, 67.8%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adb8b6

Analogous

#b8adb5

#b8adaf

#b8b0ad

Triadic

#b8adaf

#afb8ad

#adafb8

Split-complementary

#b8adaf

#adb8b0

#adb5b8

Tetradic

#b8adaf

#b8b6ad

#adb8b6

#adafb8

Square

#b8adaf

#b5b8ad

#adb8b6

#b0adb8

Shades

Color #b8adaf mixed toward black.

#9c8d90

#806e72

#605355

#403739

#201c1c

Tints

Color #b8adaf mixed toward white.

#c4bbbc

#d0c8ca

#dcd6d7

#e7e4e4

#f3f1f2

Tones

Color #b8adaf mixed toward gray.

#b7aeb0

#b6afb0

#b5b0b1

#b4b1b1

#b3b2b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3af · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#b4b5ae · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#b7aeae · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8adaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8adaf]

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Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b8adaf (#b8adaf) is rgb(184, 173, 175) in RGB.

No, #b8adaf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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