#b8afb8

Color #b8afb8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.76 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8afb8

RGB

rgb(184, 175, 184)

HSL

hsl(300, 6%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 4.9%, 72.2%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(72.44, 4.86, -3.44)

LCH

lch(72.44, 5.95, 324.71)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0162, 325.82)

HWB

hwb(300, 68.6%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afb8af

Analogous

#b4afb8

#b8afb8

#b8afb4

Triadic

#b8afb8

#b8b8af

#afb8b8

Split-complementary

#b8afb8

#b4b8af

#afb8b4

Tetradic

#b8afb8

#b8afaf

#afb8af

#afb8b8

Square

#b8afb8

#b8b4af

#afb8af

#afb4b8

Shades

Color #b8afb8 mixed toward black.

#9c8f9c

#7f707f

#5f545f

#3f383f

#201c20

Tints

Color #b8afb8 mixed toward white.

#c4bcc4

#d0cad0

#dcd7dc

#e7e4e7

#f3f2f3

Tones

Color #b8afb8 mixed toward gray.

#b7b0b7

#b7b1b7

#b6b1b6

#b5b2b5

#b4b3b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4b6 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#b8b4b4 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 6.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8afb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8afb8]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b8afb8 (#b8afb8) is rgb(184, 175, 184) in RGB.

No, #b8afb8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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