#b8a4ba

Color #b8a4ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.61 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a4ba

RGB

rgb(184, 164, 186)

HSL

hsl(294.5, 13.7%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(294.5, 11.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 11.8%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(69.67, 11.27, -8.63)

LCH

lch(69.67, 14.19, 322.56)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0384, 323.16)

HWB

hwb(294.5, 64.3%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6baa4

Analogous

#ada4ba

#b8a4ba

#baa4b1

Triadic

#b8a4ba

#bab8a4

#a4bab8

Split-complementary

#b8a4ba

#b1baa4

#a4baad

Tetradic

#b8a4ba

#baa4a6

#a6baa4

#a4bab8

Square

#b8a4ba

#baada4

#a6baa4

#a4b1ba

Shades

Color #b8a4ba mixed toward black.

#9e83a1

#826585

#614b63

#413242

#201921

Tints

Color #b8a4ba mixed toward white.

#c4b3c5

#d0c2d1

#dbd1dc

#e7e1e8

#f3f0f3

Tones

Color #b8a4ba mixed toward gray.

#b6a6b8

#b5a8b6

#b3a9b4

#b2abb3

#b0adb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b5 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#b1b2b4 · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#b7b1b0 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a4ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a4ba]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b8a4ba (#b8a4ba) is rgb(184, 164, 186) in RGB.

No, #b8a4ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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