#b197a8

Color #b197a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.78 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b197a8

RGB

rgb(177, 151, 168)

HSL

hsl(320.8, 14.3%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(320.8, 14.7%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.7%, 5.1%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(65.21, 12.62, -5.29)

LCH

lch(65.21, 13.68, 337.26)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0387, 338.94)

HWB

hwb(320.8, 59.2%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97b1a0

Analogous

#ad97b1

#b197a8

#b1979b

Triadic

#b197a8

#a8b197

#97a8b1

Split-complementary

#b197a8

#9bb197

#97b1ad

Tetradic

#b197a8

#b1a097

#97b1a0

#97a8b1

Square

#b197a8

#b1ad97

#97b1a0

#979bb1

Shades

Color #b197a8 mixed toward black.

#9a788e

#7d5e72

#5e4656

#3e2f39

#1f171d

Tints

Color #b197a8 mixed toward white.

#bea8b6

#cbbac5

#d8cbd3

#e5dce2

#f2eef0

Tones

Color #b197a8 mixed toward gray.

#af99a7

#ad9ba7

#aa9da6

#a8a0a5

#a6a2a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6a4 · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#a8aaa3 · ΔE 19.2

Tritanopia

#b0a1a0 · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 13.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b197a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b197a8]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Frequently asked questions

#b197a8 (#b197a8) is rgb(177, 151, 168) in RGB.

No, #b197a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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