#b8adb6

Color #b8adb6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.93 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8adb6

RGB

rgb(184, 173, 182)

HSL

hsl(310.9, 7.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310.9, 6%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6%, 1.1%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(71.86, 5.57, -3.18)

LCH

lch(71.86, 6.41, 330.28)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0177, 331.7)

HWB

hwb(310.9, 67.8%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adb8af

Analogous

#b5adb8

#b8adb6

#b8adb0

Triadic

#b8adb6

#b6b8ad

#adb6b8

Split-complementary

#b8adb6

#b0b8ad

#adb8b5

Tetradic

#b8adb6

#b8afad

#adb8af

#adb6b8

Square

#b8adb6

#b8b5ad

#adb8af

#adb0b8

Shades

Color #b8adb6 mixed toward black.

#9c8d9a

#806e7c

#60535d

#40373e

#201c1f

Tints

Color #b8adb6 mixed toward white.

#c4bbc2

#d0c8ce

#dcd6db

#e7e4e7

#f3f1f3

Tones

Color #b8adb6 mixed toward gray.

#b7aeb5

#b6afb5

#b5b0b4

#b4b1b4

#b3b2b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3b4 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#b4b5b3 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#b7b2b2 · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 7.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8adb6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8adb6]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b8adb6 (#b8adb6) is rgb(184, 173, 182) in RGB.

No, #b8adb6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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