#B8ADB8

Accessibility

AAA

9.71:1

Vs white / black

2.16:1 · 9.71:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#b8adb8

RGB

rgb(184, 173, 184)

RGBA

rgba(184, 173, 184, 1)

HSL

hsl(300, 7%, 70%)

HSLA

hsla(300, 7%, 70%, 1)

HSV

hsv(300, 6%, 72%)

LAB

lab(71.92% 5.95 -4.2)

LCH

lch(71.92% 7.28 324.78)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7602 0.0164 -0.0111)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7602 0.0198 325.91)

XYZ

xyz(43.36, 43.54, 51.46)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6%, 0%, 28%)

CSS

color: #b8adb8;

CSS variable

--color-b8adb8: #b8adb8;

SCSS

$color-b8adb8: #b8adb8;

JavaScript

const color = "#b8adb8";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#b8adb8";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#b8adb8" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#b8adb8", "rgb": { "r": 184, "g": 173, "b": 184 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7602 0.0198 325.91)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#b8adb8-1: #b8adb8;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-400

Very different · ΔE 6.71 · #A1A1AA

Nearest CSS named color

DarkGray

Very different · ΔE 8.33 · #A9A9A9

Nearest Material color

brown-200

Very different · ΔE 8.21 · #BCAAA4

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 18.93 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fdf1fd 100efe4ef 200dbd0db 300c5b9c5 400a89da8 5008d828d 600776c76 700605660 8004a404a 900352c35 950201720

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f9f8f9 f3f1f3 edebed e7e4e7 e1dde1 dcd6dc d6cfd6 d0c8d0 cac2ca c4bbc4 beb4be b8adb8 a99fa9 999099 8a828a 7b737b 6b656b 5c575c 4d484d 3d3a3d 2e2b2e 1f1d1f 0f0e0f

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f9f8f9 f3f1f3 edebed e7e4e7 e1dde1 dcd6dc d6cfd6 d0c8d0 cac2ca c4bbc4 beb4be

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

a99fa9 999099 8a828a 7b737b 6b656b 5c575c 4d484d 3d3a3d 2e2b2e 1f1d1f 0f0e0f

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

b3a9b3 afa6af aaa2aa a59ea5 a19aa1 9c979c 979397 938f93 8e8b8e 898889 858485

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#B8ADB8Stop 1 #ADB8ADStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#B3ADB8Stop 1 #B8ADB8Stop 2 #B8ADB3Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#B8ADB8Stop 1 #B8B8ADStop 2 #ADB8B8Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#B8ADB8Stop 1 #B3B8ADStop 2 #ADB8B3Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#372F37Stop 1 #5F535FStop 2 #887788Stop 3 #ACA0ACStop 4 #D0C8D0Stop 5

Using this color

Where #b8adb8 works

#B8ADB8 (#b8adb8) sits in the grey family at about 300° hue, 7% saturation, and 70% lightness. Contrast is 2.16:1 on white and 9.71:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #b8adb8 as small body text on white — 2.16:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 DarkGray#A9A9A9 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Thistle#D8BFD8 Silver#C0C0C0 Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Material You Neutral#938F99 Web Safe #999999#999999

Where #b8adb8 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #b8adb8 as small body text on white — 2.16:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.