#b0979d

Color #b0979d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b0979d

RGB

rgb(176, 151, 157)

HSL

hsl(345.6, 13.7%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345.6, 14.2%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.2%, 10.8%, 31%)

LAB

lab(64.8, 10.29, 0.29)

LCH

lch(64.8, 10.29, 1.61)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0308, 1.67)

HWB

hwb(345.6, 59.2%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97b0aa

Analogous

#b097a9

#b0979d

#b09d97

Triadic

#b0979d

#9db097

#979db0

Split-complementary

#b0979d

#97b09d

#97a9b0

Tetradic

#b0979d

#b0aa97

#97b0aa

#979db0

Square

#b0979d

#a9b097

#97b0aa

#9d97b0

Shades

Color #b0979d mixed toward black.

#987880

#7c5e65

#5d474c

#3e2f33

#1f1819

Tints

Color #b0979d mixed toward white.

#bda8ad

#cababe

#d7cbce

#e5dcde

#f2eeef

Tones

Color #b0979d mixed toward gray.

#ae999e

#ac9b9f

#aa9da0

#a89fa1

#a6a1a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a69c · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#a7a99b · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#af9a9a · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 11.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b0979d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b0979d]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b0979d (#b0979d) is rgb(176, 151, 157) in RGB.

No, #b0979d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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