#b8b0b5

Color #b8b0b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.28 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b0b5

RGB

rgb(184, 176, 181)

HSL

hsl(322.5, 5.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(322.5, 4.3%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 1.6%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(72.61, 3.76, -1.53)

LCH

lch(72.61, 4.06, 337.86)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0114, 339.5)

HWB

hwb(322.5, 69%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0b8b3

Analogous

#b7b0b8

#b8b0b5

#b8b0b1

Triadic

#b8b0b5

#b5b8b0

#b0b5b8

Split-complementary

#b8b0b5

#b1b8b0

#b0b8b7

Tetradic

#b8b0b5

#b8b3b0

#b0b8b3

#b0b5b8

Square

#b8b0b5

#b8b7b0

#b0b8b3

#b0b1b8

Shades

Color #b8b0b5 mixed toward black.

#9c9097

#7e727a

#5f555b

#3f393d

#201c1e

Tints

Color #b8b0b5 mixed toward white.

#c4bdc1

#d0cace

#dcd8da

#e7e5e6

#f3f2f3

Tones

Color #b8b0b5 mixed toward gray.

#b7b1b5

#b6b2b5

#b5b3b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b5b4 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#b5b6b4 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#b8b3b3 · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 5.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b0b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b0b5]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#b8b0b5 (#b8b0b5) is rgb(184, 176, 181) in RGB.

No, #b8b0b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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