#b59e98

Color #b59e98

A muted light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.98 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b59e98

RGB

rgb(181, 158, 152)

HSL

hsl(12.4, 16.4%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12.4, 16%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 16%, 29%)

LAB

lab(66.93, 7.44, 6.24)

LCH

lch(66.93, 9.71, 39.99)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.0287, 34.91)

HWB

hwb(12.4, 59.6%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98afb5

Analogous

#b598a1

#b59e98

#b5ad98

Triadic

#b59e98

#98b59e

#9e98b5

Split-complementary

#b59e98

#98b5ad

#98a1b5

Tetradic

#b59e98

#afb598

#98afb5

#9e98b5

Square

#b59e98

#a1b598

#98afb5

#ad98b5

Shades

Color #b59e98 mixed toward black.

#9e8078

#81645d

#614b46

#41322e

#201917

Tints

Color #b59e98 mixed toward white.

#c1aea9

#cebeba

#dacfcc

#e6dfdd

#f3efee

Tones

Color #b59e98 mixed toward gray.

#b39f9a

#b0a19d

#aea29f

#aba4a2

#a9a5a4

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

#acab99 · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#adaf9a · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#b49b9b · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 9.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b59e98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59e98]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Tomato #ff6347

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#b59e98 (#b59e98) is rgb(181, 158, 152) in RGB.

No, #b59e98 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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