#b299a9

Color #b299a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.74 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b299a9

RGB

rgb(178, 153, 169)

HSL

hsl(321.6, 14%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(321.6, 14%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14%, 5.1%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(65.84, 12.05, -4.91)

LCH

lch(65.84, 13.01, 337.83)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0368, 339.5)

HWB

hwb(321.6, 60%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99b2a2

Analogous

#af99b2

#b299a9

#b2999c

Triadic

#b299a9

#a9b299

#99a9b2

Split-complementary

#b299a9

#9cb299

#99b2af

Tetradic

#b299a9

#b2a299

#99b2a2

#99a9b2

Square

#b299a9

#b2af99

#99b2a2

#999cb2

Shades

Color #b299a9 mixed toward black.

#9a7a8f

#7e5f73

#5e4756

#3f2f39

#1f181d

Tints

Color #b299a9 mixed toward white.

#bfaab7

#ccbbc6

#d9ccd4

#e5dde2

#f2eef1

Tones

Color #b299a9 mixed toward gray.

#b09ba8

#ae9da8

#ac9fa7

#aaa1a7

#a8a3a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8a5 · ΔE 15.2

Deuteranopia

#a9aba4 · ΔE 18.6

Tritanopia

#b1a2a2 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 13.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b299a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b299a9]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#b299a9 (#b299a9) is rgb(178, 153, 169) in RGB.

No, #b299a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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