#b95979

Color #b95979

A moderately saturated medium pink.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 10.61 Nearest Tailwind class pink-600 #e60076 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b95979

RGB

rgb(185, 89, 121)

HSL

hsl(340, 40.7%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(340, 51.9%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 51.9%, 34.6%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(50.5, 42.17, 0.41)

LCH

lch(50.5, 42.17, 0.56)

OKLCH

oklch(59%, 0.1282, 0.72)

HWB

hwb(340, 34.9%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#59b999

Analogous

#b959a9

#b95979

#b96959

Triadic

#b95979

#79b959

#5979b9

Split-complementary

#b95979

#59b969

#59a9b9

Tetradic

#b95979

#b99959

#59b999

#5979b9

Square

#b95979

#a9b959

#59b999

#6959b9

Shades

Color #b95979 mixed toward black.

#a14463

#80364f

#60293b

#401b27

#200e14

Tints

Color #b95979 mixed toward white.

#c5758f

#d090a6

#dcacbc

#e8c8d2

#f3e3e9

Tones

Color #b95979 mixed toward gray.

#b1617c

#a9697e

#a17181

#997984

#918186

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999872 · ΔE 40

Deuteranopia

#9ea471 · ΔE 45.8

Tritanopia

#b66d6b · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 24.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b95979;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b95979]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Frequently asked questions

#b95979 (#b95979) is rgb(185, 89, 121) in RGB.

No, #b95979 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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