#b5979d

Color #b5979d

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.58 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b5979d

RGB

rgb(181, 151, 157)

HSL

hsl(348, 16.9%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348, 16.6%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.6%, 13.3%, 29%)

LAB

lab(65.27, 12.15, 1.04)

LCH

lch(65.27, 12.19, 4.89)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0366, 4.54)

HWB

hwb(348, 59.2%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97b5af

Analogous

#b597ac

#b5979d

#b5a097

Triadic

#b5979d

#9db597

#979db5

Split-complementary

#b5979d

#97b5a0

#97acb5

Tetradic

#b5979d

#b5af97

#97b5af

#979db5

Square

#b5979d

#acb597

#97b5af

#a097b5

Shades

Color #b5979d mixed toward black.

#9e777f

#815c63

#61454b

#412e32

#201719

Tints

Color #b5979d mixed toward white.

#c1a8ad

#cebabe

#dacbce

#e6dcde

#f3eeef

Tones

Color #b5979d mixed toward gray.

#b3999e

#b09ca0

#ae9ea1

#aba1a3

#a9a3a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a99c · ΔE 19

Deuteranopia

#abad9b · ΔE 22

Tritanopia

#b49a9a · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5979d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5979d]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b5979d (#b5979d) is rgb(181, 151, 157) in RGB.

No, #b5979d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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