#b8a9a7

Color #b8a9a7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.99 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a9a7

RGB

rgb(184, 169, 167)

HSL

hsl(7.1, 10.7%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.1, 9.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 9.2%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(70.43, 5.05, 2.99)

LCH

lch(70.43, 5.87, 30.63)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0177, 26.57)

HWB

hwb(7.1, 65.5%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7b6b8

Analogous

#b8a7ad

#b8a9a7

#b8b1a7

Triadic

#b8a9a7

#a7b8a9

#a9a7b8

Split-complementary

#b8a9a7

#a7b8b1

#a7adb8

Tetradic

#b8a9a7

#b6b8a7

#a7b6b8

#a9a7b8

Square

#b8a9a7

#adb8a7

#a7b6b8

#b1a7b8

Shades

Color #b8a9a7 mixed toward black.

#9e8987

#816b68

#61514e

#413634

#201b1a

Tints

Color #b8a9a7 mixed toward white.

#c4b7b6

#d0c6c4

#dbd4d3

#e7e2e2

#f3f1f0

Tones

Color #b8a9a7 mixed toward gray.

#b7aaa8

#b5abaa

#b4acab

#b2adad

#b1aeae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2a7 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#b3b4a8 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#b7a8a8 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 6.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a9a7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a9a7]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#b8a9a7 (#b8a9a7) is rgb(184, 169, 167) in RGB.

No, #b8a9a7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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