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#B4AAA2 Muted Mauve

#B4AAA2 is a light gray named Muted Mauve. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 66.7% green and 63.5% blue (rgb(180, 170, 162)). Its HSL value is 27° hue, 11% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 29% black. #B4AAA2 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.21:1.

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Variations of #B4AAA2

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B4AAA2 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B4AAA2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B4AAA2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AFADA2
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADAAA2
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFABA2
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AFADA2
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B1ACA2
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B8A8A8
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B5A9A5
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ACACAC
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AEABA9

#B4AAA2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.28:1 Very poor#B4AAA2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.21:1 Very good#B4AAA2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B4AAA2 in CSS

/* Muted Mauve */
.color { color: #B4AAA2; }
.background { background-color: #B4AAA2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B4AAA2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(180 170 162);
color: hsl(27 11% 67%);
color: oklch(0.744 0.016 61.3);

#B4AAA2 FAQ

What color is #B4AAA2?

#B4AAA2 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Muted Mauve. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #B4AAA2?

#B4AAA2 is rgb(180, 170, 162) in RGB, hsl(27, 11%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 29%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B4AAA2?

The complementary color of #B4AAA2 is #A2ACB4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B4AAA2?

Black text has the best contrast on #B4AAA2: 9.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B4AAA2 a warm or cool color?

#B4AAA2 is a neutral color.