#b8b3b8

Color #b8b3b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.36 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b3b8

RGB

rgb(184, 179, 184)

HSL

hsl(300, 3.4%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 2.7%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(73.47, 2.69, -1.91)

LCH

lch(73.47, 3.3, 324.62)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0089, 325.95)

HWB

hwb(300, 70.2%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3b8b3

Analogous

#b6b3b8

#b8b3b8

#b8b3b6

Triadic

#b8b3b8

#b8b8b3

#b3b8b8

Split-complementary

#b8b3b8

#b6b8b3

#b3b8b6

Tetradic

#b8b3b8

#b8b3b3

#b3b8b3

#b3b8b8

Square

#b8b3b8

#b8b6b3

#b3b8b3

#b3b6b8

Shades

Color #b8b3b8 mixed toward black.

#9b949b

#7d757d

#5e585e

#3f3a3f

#1f1d1f

Tints

Color #b8b3b8 mixed toward white.

#c4c0c4

#d0ccd0

#dcd9dc

#e7e6e7

#f3f2f3

Tones

Color #b8b3b8 mixed toward gray.

#b8b3b8

#b7b4b7

#b6b5b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6b7 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#b6b7b7 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#b8b6b6 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 4.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b3b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b3b8]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b8b3b8 (#b8b3b8) is rgb(184, 179, 184) in RGB.

No, #b8b3b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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