#b199af

Color #b199af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.21 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b199af

RGB

rgb(177, 153, 175)

HSL

hsl(305, 13.3%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305, 13.6%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.6%, 1.1%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(65.92, 12.81, -8.15)

LCH

lch(65.92, 15.18, 327.53)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0417, 328.64)

HWB

hwb(305, 60%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99b19b

Analogous

#a799b1

#b199af

#b199a3

Triadic

#b199af

#afb199

#99afb1

Split-complementary

#b199af

#a3b199

#99b1a7

Tetradic

#b199af

#b19b99

#99b19b

#99afb1

Square

#b199af

#b1a799

#99b19b

#99a3b1

Shades

Color #b199af mixed toward black.

#997a97

#7d5f7a

#5d485c

#3e303d

#1f181f

Tints

Color #b199af mixed toward white.

#beaabc

#cbbbca

#d8ccd7

#e5dde4

#f2eef2

Tones

Color #b199af mixed toward gray.

#af9bad

#ad9dac

#ab9faa

#a9a1a8

#a7a3a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7aa · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#a9aaa9 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#b0a6a5 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b199af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b199af]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b199af (#b199af) is rgb(177, 153, 175) in RGB.

No, #b199af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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