#b8a5ae

Color #b8a5ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a5ae

RGB

rgb(184, 165, 174)

HSL

hsl(331.6, 11.8%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(331.6, 10.3%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 5.4%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(69.58, 8.48, -2.12)

LCH

lch(69.58, 8.74, 345.96)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0253, 347.45)

HWB

hwb(331.6, 64.7%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5b8af

Analogous

#b8a5b7

#b8a5ae

#b8a5a5

Triadic

#b8a5ae

#aeb8a5

#a5aeb8

Split-complementary

#b8a5ae

#a5b8a5

#a5b7b8

Tetradic

#b8a5ae

#b8afa5

#a5b8af

#a5aeb8

Square

#b8a5ae

#b7b8a5

#a5b8af

#a5a5b8

Shades

Color #b8a5ae mixed toward black.

#9e8491

#826774

#624d57

#41333a

#211a1d

Tints

Color #b8a5ae mixed toward white.

#c4b4bb

#d0c3c9

#dbd2d6

#e7e1e4

#f3f0f1

Tones

Color #b8a5ae mixed toward gray.

#b6a6ae

#b5a8ae

#b3aaae

#b2abae

#b0adae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0ac · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#b1b3ab · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#b7aaaa · ΔE 5.1

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 10

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a5ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a5ae]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#b8a5ae (#b8a5ae) is rgb(184, 165, 174) in RGB.

No, #b8a5ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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