#b19faf

Color #b19faf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b19faf

RGB

rgb(177, 159, 175)

HSL

hsl(306.7, 10.3%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.7, 10.2%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.2%, 1.1%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(67.46, 9.48, -5.88)

LCH

lch(67.46, 11.16, 328.19)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0307, 329.42)

HWB

hwb(306.7, 62.4%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fb1a1

Analogous

#aa9fb1

#b19faf

#b19fa6

Triadic

#b19faf

#afb19f

#9fafb1

Split-complementary

#b19faf

#a6b19f

#9fb1aa

Tetradic

#b19faf

#b1a19f

#9fb1a1

#9fafb1

Square

#b19faf

#b1aa9f

#9fb1a1

#9fa6b1

Shades

Color #b19faf mixed toward black.

#988095

#7c6479

#5d4b5b

#3e323c

#1f191e

Tints

Color #b19faf mixed toward white.

#beafbc

#cbbfca

#d8cfd7

#e5dfe4

#f2eff2

Tones

Color #b19faf mixed toward gray.

#b0a1ae

#aea2ad

#ada4ac

#aba5aa

#aaa7a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaa9ab · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#abacaa · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#b0a8a8 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b19faf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b19faf]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b19faf (#b19faf) is rgb(177, 159, 175) in RGB.

No, #b19faf 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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