#b8a8a6

Color #b8a8a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.32 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a8a6

RGB

rgb(184, 168, 166)

HSL

hsl(6.7, 11.2%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.7, 9.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 9.8%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(70.14, 5.42, 3.12)

LCH

lch(70.14, 6.25, 29.93)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0188, 26.16)

HWB

hwb(6.7, 65.1%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6b6b8

Analogous

#b8a6ad

#b8a8a6

#b8b1a6

Triadic

#b8a8a6

#a6b8a8

#a8a6b8

Split-complementary

#b8a8a6

#a6b8b1

#a6adb8

Tetradic

#b8a8a6

#b6b8a6

#a6b6b8

#a8a6b8

Square

#b8a8a6

#adb8a6

#a6b6b8

#b1a6b8

Shades

Color #b8a8a6 mixed toward black.

#9e8886

#826a68

#61504e

#413534

#201b1a

Tints

Color #b8a8a6 mixed toward white.

#c4b6b5

#d0c5c4

#dbd3d2

#e7e2e1

#f3f0f0

Tones

Color #b8a8a6 mixed toward gray.

#b6a9a7

#b5aaa9

#b3abaa

#b2adac

#b0aead

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1a6 · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#b2b3a7 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#b7a7a7 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 7.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a8a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a8a6]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#b8a8a6 (#b8a8a6) is rgb(184, 168, 166) in RGB.

No, #b8a8a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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