#b8adb7

Color #b8adb7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.34 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8adb7

RGB

rgb(184, 173, 183)

HSL

hsl(305.5, 7.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.5, 6%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6%, 0.5%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(71.89, 5.76, -3.69)

LCH

lch(71.89, 6.84, 327.36)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0188, 328.51)

HWB

hwb(305.5, 67.8%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adb8ae

Analogous

#b4adb8

#b8adb7

#b8adb1

Triadic

#b8adb7

#b7b8ad

#adb7b8

Split-complementary

#b8adb7

#b1b8ad

#adb8b4

Tetradic

#b8adb7

#b8aead

#adb8ae

#adb7b8

Square

#b8adb7

#b8b4ad

#adb8ae

#adb1b8

Shades

Color #b8adb7 mixed toward black.

#9c8d9b

#806e7e

#60535e

#40373f

#201c1f

Tints

Color #b8adb7 mixed toward white.

#c4bbc3

#d0c8cf

#dcd6db

#e7e4e7

#f3f1f3

Tones

Color #b8adb7 mixed toward gray.

#b7aeb6

#b6afb5

#b5b0b5

#b4b1b4

#b3b2b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3b5 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#b4b5b4 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#b7b3b2 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 7.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8adb7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8adb7]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b8adb7 (#b8adb7) is rgb(184, 173, 183) in RGB.

No, #b8adb7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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