#b28e9c

Color #b28e9c

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.95 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b28e9c

RGB

rgb(178, 142, 156)

HSL

hsl(336.7, 18.9%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(336.7, 20.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.2%, 12.4%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(62.69, 15.89, -2.22)

LCH

lch(62.69, 16.04, 352.05)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0473, 353.21)

HWB

hwb(336.7, 55.7%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8eb2a4

Analogous

#b28eae

#b28e9c

#b2928e

Triadic

#b28e9c

#9cb28e

#8e9cb2

Split-complementary

#b28e9c

#8eb292

#8eaeb2

Tetradic

#b28e9c

#b2a48e

#8eb2a4

#8e9cb2

Square

#b28e9c

#aeb28e

#8eb2a4

#928eb2

Shades

Color #b28e9c mixed toward black.

#9c6e80

#7f5666

#5f414d

#3f2b33

#20161a

Tints

Color #b28e9c mixed toward white.

#bfa1ac

#ccb4bd

#d8c6cd

#e5d9de

#f2ecee

Tones

Color #b28e9c mixed toward gray.

#af919d

#ac949d

#a9979e

#a69a9f

#a39d9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a399 · ΔE 20.8

Deuteranopia

#a6a898 · ΔE 25.1

Tritanopia

#b09696 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b28e9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b28e9c]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Frequently asked questions

#b28e9c (#b28e9c) is rgb(178, 142, 156) in RGB.

No, #b28e9c 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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