#b7979d

Color #b7979d

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 6.94 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b7979d

RGB

rgb(183, 151, 157)

HSL

hsl(348.8, 18.2%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348.8, 17.5%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.5%, 14.2%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(65.46, 12.89, 1.34)

LCH

lch(65.46, 12.96, 5.93)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.039, 5.45)

HWB

hwb(348.8, 59.2%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97b7b1

Analogous

#b797ad

#b7979d

#b7a197

Triadic

#b7979d

#9db797

#979db7

Split-complementary

#b7979d

#97b7a1

#97adb7

Tetradic

#b7979d

#b7b197

#97b7b1

#979db7

Square

#b7979d

#adb797

#97b7b1

#a197b7

Shades

Color #b7979d mixed toward black.

#a0767e

#845b63

#63444a

#422e31

#211719

Tints

Color #b7979d mixed toward white.

#c3a8ad

#cfbabe

#dbcbce

#e7dcde

#f3eeef

Tones

Color #b7979d mixed toward gray.

#b49a9f

#b29ca0

#af9fa2

#aca2a4

#aaa4a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaa9c · ΔE 20

Deuteranopia

#acae9b · ΔE 22.9

Tritanopia

#b69a9a · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 13.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b7979d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7979d]

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Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b7979d (#b7979d) is rgb(183, 151, 157) in RGB.

No, #b7979d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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