#b397a3

Color #b397a3

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b397a3

RGB

rgb(179, 151, 163)

HSL

hsl(334.3, 15.6%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(334.3, 15.6%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.6%, 8.9%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(65.25, 12.45, -2.39)

LCH

lch(65.25, 12.68, 349.13)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.037, 350.36)

HWB

hwb(334.3, 59.2%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97b3a7

Analogous

#b397b1

#b397a3

#b39997

Triadic

#b397a3

#a3b397

#97a3b3

Split-complementary

#b397a3

#97b399

#97b1b3

Tetradic

#b397a3

#b3a797

#97b3a7

#97a3b3

Square

#b397a3

#b1b397

#97b3a7

#9997b3

Shades

Color #b397a3 mixed toward black.

#9c7787

#7f5d6c

#5f4651

#402e36

#20171b

Tints

Color #b397a3 mixed toward white.

#c0a8b2

#ccbac2

#d9cbd1

#e6dce0

#f2eef0

Tones

Color #b397a3 mixed toward gray.

#b199a3

#ae9ca4

#ac9ea4

#aaa0a4

#a7a3a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a7a0 · ΔE 16.7

Deuteranopia

#a9aba0 · ΔE 20.3

Tritanopia

#b29e9d · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 13.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b397a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b397a3]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#b397a3 (#b397a3) is rgb(179, 151, 163) in RGB.

No, #b397a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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