#b8a8a7

Color #b8a8a7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.25 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a8a7

RGB

rgb(184, 168, 167)

HSL

hsl(3.5, 10.7%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.5, 9.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.7%, 9.2%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(70.17, 5.6, 2.61)

LCH

lch(70.17, 6.18, 24.99)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0187, 22.03)

HWB

hwb(3.5, 65.5%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7b7b8

Analogous

#b8a7ae

#b8a8a7

#b8b0a7

Triadic

#b8a8a7

#a7b8a8

#a8a7b8

Split-complementary

#b8a8a7

#a7b8b0

#a7aeb8

Tetradic

#b8a8a7

#b7b8a7

#a7b7b8

#a8a7b8

Square

#b8a8a7

#aeb8a7

#a7b7b8

#b0a7b8

Shades

Color #b8a8a7 mixed toward black.

#9e8887

#816a68

#614f4e

#413534

#201a1a

Tints

Color #b8a8a7 mixed toward white.

#c4b6b6

#d0c5c4

#dbd3d3

#e7e2e2

#f3f0f0

Tones

Color #b8a8a7 mixed toward gray.

#b7a9a8

#b5aaaa

#b4acab

#b2adad

#b1aeae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1a7 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#b2b3a7 · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#b7a7a7 · ΔE 0.6

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: #b8a8a7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a8a7]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#b8a8a7 (#b8a8a7) is rgb(184, 168, 167) in RGB.

No, #b8a8a7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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