Skip to content

#B8A3AB Color

#B8A3AB is rgb(184, 163, 171) in RGB, hsl(337, 13%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Black Shadows (#BFAFB2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8A3AB
HEX#B8A3AB
RGBrgb(184, 163, 171)
HSLhsl(337, 13%, 68%)
HSVhsv(337, 11%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(73.6% 0.027 352.7)
LABlab(69.03% 8.95 -1.20)
LCHlch(69.03% 9.03 352.37)

What #B8A3AB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B8A3AB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 5.03Silver Pink#C4AEADΔE 6.26Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 6.61Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 6.65Silver (Metallic)#AAA9ADΔE 8.06Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 8.21

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#B8A3AB Channel Values

How #B8A3AB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 184 · G 163 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 337° · S 13% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 337° · S 11% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 11% · Y 7% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.37:1 vs white · 8.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8A3AB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B8A3AB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B8A3AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8A3AB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B8A3AB
Complementary
#A3B8B0
Analogous
#B8A3B6
Analogous
#B8A5A3
Triadic
#ABB8A3
Triadic
#A3ABB8
Split comp.
#A3B8A5
Split comp.
#A3B6B8

Tints & Shades of #B8A3AB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C1AEB5
#CCBDC3
#D5C8CD
#DED4D8
#E7DFE2
#F2EEEF

Shades

#A48993
#906F7C
#765B65
#59454D
#3F3136
#251D20

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B8A3AB.

How #B8A3AB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B8A3AB
Protanopia#A7A7AB
Protanomaly#AEA5AB
Deuteranopia#AAAAAA
Deuteranomaly#B0A7AB
Tritanopia#B7A4A4
Tritanomaly#B7A4A7
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B8A3AB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b8a3ab: #B8A3AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8A3AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8a3ab': '#B8A3AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.639, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_b8a3ab">#B8A3AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8A3AB"

More Pink Colors

#B8A3AB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B8A3AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8A3AB?

#B8A3AB is a light pink — rgb(184, 163, 171) in RGB and hsl(337, 13%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Black Shadows (#BFAFB2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.03.

What is the RGB value of #B8A3AB?

#B8A3AB is rgb(184, 163, 171) — red 184, green 163, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8A3AB?

#B8A3AB converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8A3AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8A3AB scores 2.37:1 against white and 8.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8A3AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8A3AB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 9.03, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #B8A3AB in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.