#b3999d

Color #b3999d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.68 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b3999d

RGB

rgb(179, 153, 157)

HSL

hsl(350.8, 14.6%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(350.8, 14.5%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.5%, 12.3%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(65.59, 10.29, 1.48)

LCH

lch(65.59, 10.4, 8.18)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0314, 7.51)

HWB

hwb(350.8, 60%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99b3af

Analogous

#b399aa

#b3999d

#b3a299

Triadic

#b3999d

#9db399

#999db3

Split-complementary

#b3999d

#99b3a2

#99aab3

Tetradic

#b3999d

#b3af99

#99b3af

#999db3

Square

#b3999d

#aab399

#99b3af

#a299b3

Shades

Color #b3999d mixed toward black.

#9b797f

#7f5f63

#5f474b

#3f2f32

#201819

Tints

Color #b3999d mixed toward white.

#c0aaad

#ccbbbe

#d9ccce

#e6ddde

#f2eeef

Tones

Color #b3999d mixed toward gray.

#b19b9e

#af9da0

#ada0a2

#aaa2a3

#a8a4a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a89c · ΔE 16.8

Deuteranopia

#aaac9c · ΔE 19.4

Tritanopia

#b29b9b · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 11.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3999d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3999d]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b3999d (#b3999d) is rgb(179, 153, 157) in RGB.

No, #b3999d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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