#b49ba6

Color #b49ba6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.06 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b49ba6

RGB

rgb(180, 155, 166)

HSL

hsl(333.6, 14.3%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(333.6, 13.9%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 7.8%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(66.44, 11.12, -2.31)

LCH

lch(66.44, 11.36, 348.26)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0331, 349.57)

HWB

hwb(333.6, 60.8%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bb4a9

Analogous

#b49bb3

#b49ba6

#b49d9b

Triadic

#b49ba6

#a6b49b

#9ba6b4

Split-complementary

#b49ba6

#9bb49d

#9bb3b4

Tetradic

#b49ba6

#b4a99b

#9bb4a9

#9ba6b4

Square

#b49ba6

#b3b49b

#9bb4a9

#9d9bb4

Shades

Color #b49ba6 mixed toward black.

#9c7b8a

#80606e

#604852

#403037

#20181b

Tints

Color #b49ba6 mixed toward white.

#c1acb5

#cdbcc4

#dacdd3

#e6dee1

#f3eef0

Tones

Color #b49ba6 mixed toward gray.

#b29da6

#b09fa7

#aea1a7

#aca3a7

#aaa5a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaa3 · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#abada3 · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#b3a1a1 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b49ba6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b49ba6]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#b49ba6 (#b49ba6) is rgb(180, 155, 166) in RGB.

No, #b49ba6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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