#b8a4ae

Color #b8a4ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.37 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a4ae

RGB

rgb(184, 164, 174)

HSL

hsl(330, 12.3%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(330, 10.9%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.9%, 5.4%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(69.33, 9.03, -2.49)

LCH

lch(69.33, 9.37, 344.58)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.027, 346.07)

HWB

hwb(330, 64.3%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4b8ae

Analogous

#b8a4b8

#b8a4ae

#b8a4a4

Triadic

#b8a4ae

#aeb8a4

#a4aeb8

Split-complementary

#b8a4ae

#a4b8a4

#a4b8b8

Tetradic

#b8a4ae

#b8aea4

#a4b8ae

#a4aeb8

Square

#b8a4ae

#b8b8a4

#a4b8ae

#a4a4b8

Shades

Color #b8a4ae mixed toward black.

#9e8391

#826674

#624c57

#41333a

#21191d

Tints

Color #b8a4ae mixed toward white.

#c4b3bb

#d0c2c9

#dbd1d6

#e7e1e4

#f3f0f1

Tones

Color #b8a4ae mixed toward gray.

#b6a6ae

#b5a7ae

#b3a9ae

#b1abae

#b0acae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0ac · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#b1b2ab · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#b7aaa9 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a4ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a4ae]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#b8a4ae (#b8a4ae) is rgb(184, 164, 174) in RGB.

No, #b8a4ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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