#b3879b

Color #b3879b

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.4 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b3879b

RGB

rgb(179, 135, 155)

HSL

hsl(332.7, 22.4%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(332.7, 24.6%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.6%, 13.4%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(61.03, 20.01, -4.08)

LCH

lch(61.03, 20.42, 348.48)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.06, 349.83)

HWB

hwb(332.7, 52.9%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87b39f

Analogous

#b387b1

#b3879b

#b38987

Triadic

#b3879b

#9bb387

#879bb3

Split-complementary

#b3879b

#87b389

#87b1b3

Tetradic

#b3879b

#b39f87

#87b39f

#879bb3

Square

#b3879b

#b1b387

#87b39f

#8987b3

Shades

Color #b3879b mixed toward black.

#9f6780

#805167

#603d4d

#402933

#20141a

Tints

Color #b3879b mixed toward white.

#c09bac

#ccafbc

#d9c3cd

#e6d7de

#f2ebee

Tones

Color #b3879b mixed toward gray.

#af8b9b

#ac8e9c

#a8929c

#a4969c

#a1999d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a196 · ΔE 24.2

Deuteranopia

#a4a795 · ΔE 29.4

Tritanopia

#b19392 · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 17.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3879b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3879b]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#b3879b (#b3879b) is rgb(179, 135, 155) in RGB.

No, #b3879b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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