#b8a6ab

Color #b8a6ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.41 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a6ab

RGB

rgb(184, 166, 171)

HSL

hsl(343.3, 11.2%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(343.3, 9.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 7.1%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(69.76, 7.39, -0.2)

LCH

lch(69.76, 7.39, 358.45)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.022, 358.96)

HWB

hwb(343.3, 65.1%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6b8b3

Analogous

#b8a6b4

#b8a6ab

#b8aaa6

Triadic

#b8a6ab

#abb8a6

#a6abb8

Split-complementary

#b8a6ab

#a6b8aa

#a6b4b8

Tetradic

#b8a6ab

#b8b3a6

#a6b8b3

#a6abb8

Square

#b8a6ab

#b4b8a6

#a6b8b3

#aaa6b8

Shades

Color #b8a6ab mixed toward black.

#9e868c

#82686f

#614e53

#413437

#201a1c

Tints

Color #b8a6ab mixed toward white.

#c4b5b9

#d0c4c7

#dbd2d5

#e7e1e3

#f3f0f1

Tones

Color #b8a6ab mixed toward gray.

#b6a7ac

#b5a9ac

#b3aaad

#b2acae

#b0adae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0aa · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#b2b3aa · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#b7a9a9 · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 8.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a6ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a6ab]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b8a6ab (#b8a6ab) is rgb(184, 166, 171) in RGB.

No, #b8a6ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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