#b99ca8

Color #b99ca8

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.47 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b99ca8

RGB

rgb(185, 156, 168)

HSL

hsl(335.2, 17.2%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(335.2, 15.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.7%, 9.2%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(67.22, 12.74, -2.24)

LCH

lch(67.22, 12.94, 350.03)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0379, 351.21)

HWB

hwb(335.2, 61.2%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cb9ad

Analogous

#b99cb7

#b99ca8

#b99f9c

Triadic

#b99ca8

#a8b99c

#9ca8b9

Split-complementary

#b99ca8

#9cb99f

#9cb7b9

Tetradic

#b99ca8

#b9ad9c

#9cb9ad

#9ca8b9

Square

#b99ca8

#b7b99c

#9cb9ad

#9f9cb9

Shades

Color #b99ca8 mixed toward black.

#a27b8b

#855e6e

#644753

#432f37

#21181c

Tints

Color #b99ca8 mixed toward white.

#c5adb7

#d0bdc5

#dcced4

#e8dee2

#f3eff1

Tones

Color #b99ca8 mixed toward gray.

#b79ea8

#b4a1a9

#b2a3a9

#afa6aa

#ada8aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adada5 · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#afb1a5 · ΔE 20.9

Tritanopia

#b8a3a2 · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 13.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b99ca8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b99ca8]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Deep Pink #ff1493

Crimson #dc143c

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Frequently asked questions

#b99ca8 (#b99ca8) is rgb(185, 156, 168) in RGB.

No, #b99ca8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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