#b8aeb1

Color #b8aeb1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.95 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8aeb1

RGB

rgb(184, 174, 177)

HSL

hsl(342, 6.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(342, 5.4%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.4%, 3.8%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(71.99, 4.11, -0.25)

LCH

lch(71.99, 4.12, 356.52)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0121, 357.16)

HWB

hwb(342, 68.2%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeb8b5

Analogous

#b8aeb6

#b8aeb1

#b8b0ae

Triadic

#b8aeb1

#b1b8ae

#aeb1b8

Split-complementary

#b8aeb1

#aeb8b0

#aeb6b8

Tetradic

#b8aeb1

#b8b5ae

#aeb8b5

#aeb1b8

Square

#b8aeb1

#b6b8ae

#aeb8b5

#b0aeb8

Shades

Color #b8aeb1 mixed toward black.

#9c8e92

#7f6f74

#5f5457

#40383a

#201c1d

Tints

Color #b8aeb1 mixed toward white.

#c4bbbe

#d0c9cb

#dcd6d8

#e7e4e5

#f3f1f2

Tones

Color #b8aeb1 mixed toward gray.

#b7afb1

#b6b0b2

#b6b1b2

#b5b1b2

#b4b2b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4b0 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#b4b5b0 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#b8b0b0 · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 5.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8aeb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8aeb1]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b8aeb1 (#b8aeb1) is rgb(184, 174, 177) in RGB.

No, #b8aeb1 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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