#b3979b

Color #b3979b

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.79 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b3979b

RGB

rgb(179, 151, 155)

HSL

hsl(351.4, 15.6%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(351.4, 15.6%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.6%, 13.4%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(65.03, 11.06, 1.78)

LCH

lch(65.03, 11.2, 9.14)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0338, 8.35)

HWB

hwb(351.4, 59.2%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97b3af

Analogous

#b397a9

#b3979b

#b3a197

Triadic

#b3979b

#9bb397

#979bb3

Split-complementary

#b3979b

#97b3a1

#97a9b3

Tetradic

#b3979b

#b3af97

#97b3af

#979bb3

Square

#b3979b

#a9b397

#97b3af

#a197b3

Shades

Color #b3979b mixed toward black.

#9c777c

#7f5d62

#5f4649

#402e31

#201718

Tints

Color #b3979b mixed toward white.

#c0a8ac

#ccbabc

#d9cbcd

#e6dcde

#f2eeee

Tones

Color #b3979b mixed toward gray.

#b1999d

#ae9c9e

#ac9ea0

#aaa0a2

#a7a3a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a79a · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#a9ab9a · ΔE 20.4

Tritanopia

#b29999 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3979b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3979b]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b3979b (#b3979b) is rgb(179, 151, 155) in RGB.

No, #b3979b 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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