#b16979

Color #b16979

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 16.96 Nearest Tailwind class pink-600 #e60076 · ΔE 14.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b16979

RGB

rgb(177, 105, 121)

HSL

hsl(346.7, 31.6%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(346.7, 40.7%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40.7%, 31.6%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(52.77, 30.79, 3.55)

LCH

lch(52.77, 30.99, 6.58)

OKLCH

oklch(60.5%, 0.0938, 5.94)

HWB

hwb(346.7, 41.2%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#69b1a1

Analogous

#b1699d

#b16979

#b17d69

Triadic

#b16979

#79b169

#6979b1

Split-complementary

#b16979

#69b17d

#699db1

Tetradic

#b16979

#b1a169

#69b1a1

#6979b1

Square

#b16979

#9db169

#69b1a1

#7d69b1

Shades

Color #b16979 mixed toward black.

#9b5061

#7c404d

#5d303a

#3e2027

#1f1013

Tints

Color #b16979 mixed toward white.

#be828f

#cb9ba6

#d8b4bc

#e5cdd2

#f2e6e9

Tones

Color #b16979 mixed toward gray.

#ab6f7c

#a57580

#9f7b83

#998186

#93878a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979775 · ΔE 34.7

Deuteranopia

#9ba074 · ΔE 38.5

Tritanopia

#ae7272 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 22

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b16979;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b16979]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b16979 (#b16979) is rgb(177, 105, 121) in RGB.

No, #b16979 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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