#b59ca4

Color #b59ca4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b59ca4

RGB

rgb(181, 156, 164)

HSL

hsl(340.8, 14.5%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(340.8, 13.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 9.4%, 29%)

LAB

lab(66.73, 10.58, -0.75)

LCH

lch(66.73, 10.61, 355.95)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0315, 356.72)

HWB

hwb(340.8, 61.2%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cb5ad

Analogous

#b59cb1

#b59ca4

#b5a19c

Triadic

#b59ca4

#a4b59c

#9ca4b5

Split-complementary

#b59ca4

#9cb5a1

#9cb1b5

Tetradic

#b59ca4

#b5ad9c

#9cb5ad

#9ca4b5

Square

#b59ca4

#b1b59c

#9cb5ad

#a19cb5

Shades

Color #b59ca4 mixed toward black.

#9d7c86

#81606b

#604850

#403035

#20181b

Tints

Color #b59ca4 mixed toward white.

#c1adb3

#cebdc2

#daced2

#e6dee1

#f3eff0

Tones

Color #b59ca4 mixed toward gray.

#b39ea5

#b1a0a6

#afa2a6

#ada4a7

#aba6a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababa2 · ΔE 16.3

Deuteranopia

#acaea2 · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#b4a1a0 · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 11.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b59ca4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59ca4]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b59ca4 (#b59ca4) is rgb(181, 156, 164) in RGB.

No, #b59ca4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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