#b196b6

Color #b196b6

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.36 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b196b6

RGB

rgb(177, 150, 182)

HSL

hsl(290.6, 18%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290.6, 17.6%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.7%, 17.6%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(65.39, 15.85, -12.88)

LCH

lch(65.39, 20.42, 320.9)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.055, 320.98)

HWB

hwb(290.6, 58.8%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bb696

Analogous

#a196b6

#b196b6

#b696ab

Triadic

#b196b6

#b6b196

#96b6b1

Split-complementary

#b196b6

#abb696

#96b6a1

Tetradic

#b196b6

#b6969b

#9bb696

#96b6b1

Square

#b196b6

#b6a196

#9bb696

#96abb6

Shades

Color #b196b6 mixed toward black.

#99759f

#7c5b83

#5d4462

#3e2d41

#1f1721

Tints

Color #b196b6 mixed toward white.

#bea7c2

#cbb9ce

#d8cadb

#e5dce7

#f2edf3

Tones

Color #b196b6 mixed toward gray.

#af99b3

#ad9bb1

#ac9eae

#aaa1ab

#a8a3a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6af · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#a8a9ad · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#b0a9a8 · ΔE 15.5

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b196b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b196b6]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#b196b6 (#b196b6) is rgb(177, 150, 182) in RGB.

No, #b196b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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