#b8a6b4

Color #b8a6b4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a6b4

RGB

rgb(184, 166, 180)

HSL

hsl(313.3, 11.2%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(313.3, 9.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 2.2%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(70.01, 9.03, -4.82)

LCH

lch(70.01, 10.24, 331.91)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0284, 333.43)

HWB

hwb(313.3, 65.1%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6b8aa

Analogous

#b3a6b8

#b8a6b4

#b8a6ab

Triadic

#b8a6b4

#b4b8a6

#a6b4b8

Split-complementary

#b8a6b4

#abb8a6

#a6b8b3

Tetradic

#b8a6b4

#b8aaa6

#a6b8aa

#a6b4b8

Square

#b8a6b4

#b8b3a6

#a6b8aa

#a6abb8

Shades

Color #b8a6b4 mixed toward black.

#9e8699

#82687c

#614e5d

#41343e

#201a1f

Tints

Color #b8a6b4 mixed toward white.

#c4b5c0

#d0c4cd

#dbd2d9

#e7e1e6

#f3f0f2

Tones

Color #b8a6b4 mixed toward gray.

#b6a7b3

#b5a9b2

#b3aab1

#b2acb1

#b0adb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b1 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#b2b3b0 · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#b7aeae · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 10.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a6b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a6b4]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#b8a6b4 (#b8a6b4) is rgb(184, 166, 180) in RGB.

No, #b8a6b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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