#b8a3a9

Color #b8a3a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a3a9

RGB

rgb(184, 163, 169)

HSL

hsl(342.9, 12.9%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(342.9, 11.4%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 8.2%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(68.93, 8.69, -0.3)

LCH

lch(68.93, 8.7, 358.02)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0258, 358.45)

HWB

hwb(342.9, 63.9%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3b8b2

Analogous

#b8a3b3

#b8a3a9

#b8a7a3

Triadic

#b8a3a9

#a9b8a3

#a3a9b8

Split-complementary

#b8a3a9

#a3b8a7

#a3b3b8

Tetradic

#b8a3a9

#b8b2a3

#a3b8b2

#a3a9b8

Square

#b8a3a9

#b3b8a3

#a3b8b2

#a7a3b8

Shades

Color #b8a3a9 mixed toward black.

#9f828a

#83656d

#624c52

#413237

#21191b

Tints

Color #b8a3a9 mixed toward white.

#c4b2b7

#d0c2c6

#dbd1d4

#e7e0e2

#f3f0f1

Tones

Color #b8a3a9 mixed toward gray.

#b6a5aa

#b4a6aa

#b3a8ab

#b1aaac

#afacad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafa8 · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#b1b2a7 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#b7a6a6 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 10.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a3a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a3a9]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b8a3a9 (#b8a3a9) is rgb(184, 163, 169) in RGB.

No, #b8a3a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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