#b197ac

Color #b197ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 14.54 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#b197ac

RGB

rgb(177, 151, 172)

HSL

hsl(311.5, 14.3%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(311.5, 14.7%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.7%, 2.8%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(65.33, 13.36, -7.36)

LCH

lch(65.33, 15.25, 331.15)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0424, 332.59)

HWB

hwb(311.5, 59.2%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97b19c

Analogous

#a997b1

#b197ac

#b1979f

Triadic

#b197ac

#acb197

#97acb1

Split-complementary

#b197ac

#9fb197

#97b1a9

Tetradic

#b197ac

#b19c97

#97b19c

#97acb1

Square

#b197ac

#b1a997

#97b19c

#979fb1

Shades

Color #b197ac mixed toward black.

#9a7893

#7d5e77

#5e4659

#3e2f3b

#1f171e

Tints

Color #b197ac mixed toward white.

#bea8ba

#cbbac8

#d8cbd5

#e5dce3

#f2eef1

Tones

Color #b197ac mixed toward gray.

#af99ab

#ad9ba9

#aa9da8

#a8a0a7

#a6a2a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6a7 · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#a8aaa6 · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#b0a3a2 · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b197ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b197ac]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#b197ac (#b197ac) is rgb(177, 151, 172) in RGB.

No, #b197ac 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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