#b8959c

Color #b8959c

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 6.19 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#b8959c

RGB

rgb(184, 149, 156)

HSL

hsl(348, 19.8%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348, 19%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19%, 15.2%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(65.03, 14.21, 1.28)

LCH

lch(65.03, 14.27, 5.15)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.043, 4.81)

HWB

hwb(348, 58.4%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95b8b1

Analogous

#b895ae

#b8959c

#b8a095

Triadic

#b8959c

#9cb895

#959cb8

Split-complementary

#b8959c

#95b8a0

#95aeb8

Tetradic

#b8959c

#b8b195

#95b8b1

#959cb8

Square

#b8959c

#aeb895

#95b8b1

#a095b8

Shades

Color #b8959c mixed toward black.

#a2747d

#855962

#644349

#422d31

#211618

Tints

Color #b8959c mixed toward white.

#c4a7ad

#d0b8bd

#dccace

#e7dcde

#f3edef

Tones

Color #b8959c mixed toward gray.

#b5989e

#b29ba0

#af9ea1

#aca1a3

#a9a4a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaa9a · ΔE 21.9

Deuteranopia

#acae9a · ΔE 24.4

Tritanopia

#b69999 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8959c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8959c]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b8959c (#b8959c) is rgb(184, 149, 156) in RGB.

No, #b8959c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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