#b38b9c

Color #b38b9c

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.93 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b38b9c

RGB

rgb(179, 139, 156)

HSL

hsl(334.5, 20.8%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(334.5, 22.3%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.3%, 12.8%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(62.04, 17.94, -3.15)

LCH

lch(62.04, 18.21, 350.04)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.0536, 351.31)

HWB

hwb(334.5, 54.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8bb3a2

Analogous

#b38bb0

#b38b9c

#b38e8b

Triadic

#b38b9c

#9cb38b

#8b9cb3

Split-complementary

#b38b9c

#8bb38e

#8bb0b3

Tetradic

#b38b9c

#b3a28b

#8bb3a2

#8b9cb3

Square

#b38b9c

#b0b38b

#8bb3a2

#8e8bb3

Shades

Color #b38b9c mixed toward black.

#9e6b81

#805467

#603f4d

#402a33

#20151a

Tints

Color #b38b9c mixed toward white.

#c09ead

#ccb2bd

#d9c5ce

#e6d8de

#f2ecef

Tones

Color #b38b9c mixed toward gray.

#b08f9d

#ac929d

#a9959e

#a6989e

#a29c9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a398 · ΔE 23.3

Deuteranopia

#a5a897 · ΔE 27.6

Tritanopia

#b19594 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b38b9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b38b9c]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#b38b9c (#b38b9c) is rgb(179, 139, 156) in RGB.

No, #b38b9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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