#b8a3a1

Color #b8a3a1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.27 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a3a1

RGB

rgb(184, 163, 161)

HSL

hsl(5.2, 13.9%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.2, 12.5%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 12.5%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(68.72, 7.31, 3.84)

LCH

lch(68.72, 8.26, 27.71)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0249, 24.2)

HWB

hwb(5.2, 63.1%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1b6b8

Analogous

#b8a1aa

#b8a3a1

#b8aea1

Triadic

#b8a3a1

#a1b8a3

#a3a1b8

Split-complementary

#b8a3a1

#a1b8ae

#a1aab8

Tetradic

#b8a3a1

#b6b8a1

#a1b6b8

#a3a1b8

Square

#b8a3a1

#aab8a1

#a1b6b8

#aea1b8

Shades

Color #b8a3a1 mixed toward black.

#9f8380

#836663

#624c4a

#413331

#211919

Tints

Color #b8a3a1 mixed toward white.

#c4b2b1

#d0c2c0

#dbd1d0

#e7e0e0

#f3f0ef

Tones

Color #b8a3a1 mixed toward gray.

#b6a4a3

#b4a6a5

#b2a8a7

#b0a9a9

#aeabaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafa1 · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#b1b2a2 · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#b7a2a2 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 9.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a3a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a3a1]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#b8a3a1 (#b8a3a1) is rgb(184, 163, 161) in RGB.

No, #b8a3a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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