#b8b3b9

Color #b8b3b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.64 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b8b3b9

RGB

rgb(184, 179, 185)

HSL

hsl(290, 4.1%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290, 3.2%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 3.2%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(73.5, 2.88, -2.42)

LCH

lch(73.5, 3.76, 319.96)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0101, 320.63)

HWB

hwb(290, 70.2%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4b9b3

Analogous

#b5b3b9

#b8b3b9

#b9b3b7

Triadic

#b8b3b9

#b9b8b3

#b3b9b8

Split-complementary

#b8b3b9

#b7b9b3

#b3b9b5

Tetradic

#b8b3b9

#b9b3b4

#b4b9b3

#b3b9b8

Square

#b8b3b9

#b9b5b3

#b4b9b3

#b3b7b9

Shades

Color #b8b3b9 mixed toward black.

#9b939c

#7d747e

#5e575f

#3e3a3f

#1f1d20

Tints

Color #b8b3b9 mixed toward white.

#c4c0c5

#d0ccd0

#dcd9dc

#e7e6e8

#f3f2f3

Tones

Color #b8b3b9 mixed toward gray.

#b8b4b9

#b7b4b8

#b7b5b8

#b7b5b7

#b6b6b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6b8 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#b6b7b7 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#b8b6b6 · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 4.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8b3b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8b3b9]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#b8b3b9 (#b8b3b9) is rgb(184, 179, 185) in RGB.

No, #b8b3b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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