#b38e9d

Color #b38e9d

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.24 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.8

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#b38e9d

RGB

rgb(179, 142, 157)

HSL

hsl(335.7, 19.6%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(335.7, 20.7%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.7%, 12.3%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(62.81, 16.43, -2.58)

LCH

lch(62.81, 16.63, 351.08)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.049, 352.27)

HWB

hwb(335.7, 55.7%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8eb3a4

Analogous

#b38eaf

#b38e9d

#b3918e

Triadic

#b38e9d

#9db38e

#8e9db3

Split-complementary

#b38e9d

#8eb391

#8eafb3

Tetradic

#b38e9d

#b3a48e

#8eb3a4

#8e9db3

Square

#b38e9d

#afb38e

#8eb3a4

#918eb3

Shades

Color #b38e9d mixed toward black.

#9d6e81

#805667

#60404d

#402b33

#20151a

Tints

Color #b38e9d mixed toward white.

#c0a1ad

#ccb4be

#d9c6ce

#e6d9de

#f2ecef

Tones

Color #b38e9d mixed toward gray.

#b0919d

#ad949e

#aa979f

#a79a9f

#a39da0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a49a · ΔE 21.7

Deuteranopia

#a6a999 · ΔE 26

Tritanopia

#b19796 · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 15.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b38e9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b38e9d]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Crimson #dc143c

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Frequently asked questions

#b38e9d (#b38e9d) is rgb(179, 142, 157) in RGB.

No, #b38e9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #b38e9d, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast