#b8a9b6

Color #b8a9b6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.21 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a9b6

RGB

rgb(184, 169, 182)

HSL

hsl(308, 9.6%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308, 8.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 1.1%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(70.83, 7.76, -4.7)

LCH

lch(70.83, 9.07, 328.8)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0249, 330.14)

HWB

hwb(308, 66.3%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9b8ab

Analogous

#b2a9b8

#b8a9b6

#b8a9ae

Triadic

#b8a9b6

#b6b8a9

#a9b6b8

Split-complementary

#b8a9b6

#aeb8a9

#a9b8b2

Tetradic

#b8a9b6

#b8aba9

#a9b8ab

#a9b6b8

Square

#b8a9b6

#b8b2a9

#a9b8ab

#a9aeb8

Shades

Color #b8a9b6 mixed toward black.

#9d899b

#816a7e

#61505e

#40353f

#201b1f

Tints

Color #b8a9b6 mixed toward white.

#c4b7c2

#d0c6ce

#dbd4da

#e7e2e7

#f3f1f3

Tones

Color #b8a9b6 mixed toward gray.

#b7aab5

#b5abb4

#b4adb3

#b3aeb2

#b2afb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2b3 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#b3b4b2 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#b7b1b0 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a9b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a9b6]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b8a9b6 (#b8a9b6) is rgb(184, 169, 182) in RGB.

No, #b8a9b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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