#b59cab

Color #b59cab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.6 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b59cab

RGB

rgb(181, 156, 171)

HSL

hsl(324, 14.5%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(324, 13.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 5.5%, 29%)

LAB

lab(66.93, 11.83, -4.38)

LCH

lch(66.93, 12.61, 339.68)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0359, 341.31)

HWB

hwb(324, 61.2%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cb5a6

Analogous

#b39cb5

#b59cab

#b59c9f

Triadic

#b59cab

#abb59c

#9cabb5

Split-complementary

#b59cab

#9fb59c

#9cb5b3

Tetradic

#b59cab

#b5a69c

#9cb5a6

#9cabb5

Square

#b59cab

#b5b39c

#9cb5a6

#9c9fb5

Shades

Color #b59cab mixed toward black.

#9d7c90

#816074

#604857

#40303a

#20181d

Tints

Color #b59cab mixed toward white.

#c1adb9

#cebdc7

#daced5

#e6dee3

#f3eff1

Tones

Color #b59cab mixed toward gray.

#b39eab

#b1a0aa

#afa2aa

#ada4a9

#aba6a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababa8 · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#acaea7 · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#b4a5a4 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b59cab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59cab]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#b59cab (#b59cab) is rgb(181, 156, 171) in RGB.

No, #b59cab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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