#b8859e

Color #b8859e

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 13.96 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b8859e

RGB

rgb(184, 133, 158)

HSL

hsl(330.6, 26.4%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(330.6, 27.7%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.7%, 14.1%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(61.16, 23.46, -5.53)

LCH

lch(61.16, 24.1, 346.74)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.0707, 348.24)

HWB

hwb(330.6, 52.2%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#85b89f

Analogous

#b885b8

#b8859e

#b88685

Triadic

#b8859e

#9eb885

#859eb8

Split-complementary

#b8859e

#85b886

#85b8b8

Tetradic

#b8859e

#b89f85

#85b89f

#859eb8

Square

#b8859e

#b8b885

#85b89f

#8685b8

Shades

Color #b8859e mixed toward black.

#a56484

#864e69

#643a4f

#432735

#21131a

Tints

Color #b8859e mixed toward white.

#c499ae

#d0aebe

#dcc2cf

#e7d6df

#f3ebef

Tones

Color #b8859e mixed toward gray.

#b4899e

#b08e9e

#ab929e

#a7969e

#a39a9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a498 · ΔE 27.2

Deuteranopia

#a7ab97 · ΔE 32.5

Tritanopia

#b69493 · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 19.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8859e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8859e]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#b8859e (#b8859e) is rgb(184, 133, 158) in RGB.

No, #b8859e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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