#b196a4

Color #b196a4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.23 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b196a4

RGB

rgb(177, 150, 164)

HSL

hsl(328.9, 14.8%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(328.9, 15.3%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.3%, 7.3%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(64.84, 12.45, -3.58)

LCH

lch(64.84, 12.95, 343.96)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.0374, 345.44)

HWB

hwb(328.9, 58.8%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96b1a3

Analogous

#b196b1

#b196a4

#b19696

Triadic

#b196a4

#a4b196

#96a4b1

Split-complementary

#b196a4

#96b196

#96b1b1

Tetradic

#b196a4

#b1a396

#96b1a3

#96a4b1

Square

#b196a4

#b1b196

#96b1a3

#9696b1

Shades

Color #b196a4 mixed toward black.

#9a7789

#7d5d6e

#5e4652

#3f2e37

#1f171b

Tints

Color #b196a4 mixed toward white.

#bea7b3

#cbb9c2

#d8cad1

#e5dce1

#f2edf0

Tones

Color #b196a4 mixed toward gray.

#af98a4

#ac9aa4

#aa9da4

#a89fa4

#a6a1a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6a1 · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#a8a9a0 · ΔE 19.1

Tritanopia

#b09e9e · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b196a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b196a4]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#b196a4 (#b196a4) is rgb(177, 150, 164) in RGB.

No, #b196a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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