#b34979

Color #b34979

A moderately saturated medium pink.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 15.31 Nearest Tailwind class pink-700 #c6005c · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#b34979

RGB

rgb(179, 73, 121)

HSL

hsl(332.8, 42.1%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(332.8, 59.2%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 59.2%, 32.4%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(46.62, 47.97, -5.41)

LCH

lch(46.62, 48.27, 353.57)

OKLCH

oklch(55.9%, 0.1466, 354.64)

HWB

hwb(332.8, 28.6%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#49b383

Analogous

#b349ae

#b34979

#b34e49

Triadic

#b34979

#79b349

#4979b3

Split-complementary

#b34979

#49b34e

#49aeb3

Tetradic

#b34979

#b38349

#49b383

#4979b3

Square

#b34979

#aeb349

#49b383

#4e49b3

Shades

Color #b34979 mixed toward black.

#953d65

#773151

#5a243d

#3c1828

#1e0c14

Tints

Color #b34979 mixed toward white.

#c1668f

#cd85a6

#daa3bc

#e6c2d2

#f3e0e9

Tones

Color #b34979 mixed toward gray.

#aa527a

#a15b7b

#98637b

#906c7c

#87757d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.15:1

White text reads better on this background (5.07:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#919070 · ΔE 41.5

Deuteranopia

#969d6d · ΔE 49.3

Tritanopia

#b06866 · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 24.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b34979;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b34979]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#b34979 (#b34979) is rgb(179, 73, 121) in RGB.

No, #b34979 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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