#B8A0A6#B8A0A6
#B8A0A6 is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.029 H 1.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8A0A6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 160, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 14%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 13%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13%, 9.8%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.08, 9.81, 0.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.08, 9.81, 0.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.86% 0.0293 0.0005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.86% 0.029 1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.2204, 38.0860, 41.3543) |
| Luminance | 0.3809 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 5.41
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 7.83
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 7.95
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 8.17
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 8.39
Greyish Pink
#C88D94
ΔE00 10.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8A0A6 #A0B8B2
analogous
#B8A0B2 #B8A0A6 #B8A6A0
triadic
#B8A0A6 #A6B8A0 #A0A6B8
tetradic
#B8A0A6 #B2B8A0 #A0B8B2 #A6A0B8
square
#B8A0A6 #B2B8A0 #A0B8B2 #A6A0B8
split-complementary
#B8A0A6 #A0B8A6 #A0B2B8
monochromatic
#7F5F67 #9E7D85 #B8A0A6 #D2C3C7 #ECE6E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#B8A0A6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.62
#B8A0A6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8A0A6
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8A0A6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8A0A6 | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.62 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A4A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8A7A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD9FA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8a0a6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 160, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.029 1.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdbcc0',
500: '#b8a0a6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8a0a6; $custom-light: #cdbcc0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8a0a6",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 160,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345,
"s": 14.458,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72859,
"c": 0.02931,
"h": 1
},
"luminance": 0.38085
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8A0A6
secondary
#D6DEDC
accent
#99864D
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F9F6F7
border
#D2D0D0
text
#131212
muted
#828181