#b8a6b5

Color #b8a6b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.68 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a6b5

RGB

rgb(184, 166, 181)

HSL

hsl(310, 11.2%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310, 9.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.8%, 1.6%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(70.04, 9.22, -5.33)

LCH

lch(70.04, 10.65, 329.97)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0294, 331.34)

HWB

hwb(310, 65.1%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6b8a9

Analogous

#b2a6b8

#b8a6b5

#b8a6ac

Triadic

#b8a6b5

#b5b8a6

#a6b5b8

Split-complementary

#b8a6b5

#acb8a6

#a6b8b2

Tetradic

#b8a6b5

#b8a9a6

#a6b8a9

#a6b5b8

Square

#b8a6b5

#b8b2a6

#a6b8a9

#a6acb8

Shades

Color #b8a6b5 mixed toward black.

#9e869a

#82687d

#614e5e

#41343f

#201a1f

Tints

Color #b8a6b5 mixed toward white.

#c4b5c1

#d0c4ce

#dbd2da

#e7e1e6

#f3f0f3

Tones

Color #b8a6b5 mixed toward gray.

#b6a7b4

#b5a9b3

#b3aab2

#b2acb1

#b0adb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b2 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#b2b3b1 · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#b7afae · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a6b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a6b5]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b8a6b5 (#b8a6b5) is rgb(184, 166, 181) in RGB.

No, #b8a6b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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