#b4979a

Color #b4979a

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.24 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b4979a

RGB

rgb(180, 151, 154)

HSL

hsl(353.8, 16.2%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(353.8, 16.1%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.1%, 14.4%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(65.1, 11.27, 2.46)

LCH

lch(65.1, 11.54, 12.31)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0348, 10.92)

HWB

hwb(353.8, 59.2%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97b4b1

Analogous

#b497a8

#b4979a

#b4a297

Triadic

#b4979a

#9ab497

#979ab4

Split-complementary

#b4979a

#97b4a2

#97a8b4

Tetradic

#b4979a

#b4b197

#97b4b1

#979ab4

Square

#b4979a

#a8b497

#97b4b1

#a297b4

Shades

Color #b4979a mixed toward black.

#9d777b

#805c60

#604548

#402e30

#201718

Tints

Color #b4979a mixed toward white.

#c0a8ab

#cdbabc

#d9cbcc

#e6dcdd

#f2eeee

Tones

Color #b4979a mixed toward gray.

#b2999c

#af9c9e

#ad9ea0

#aaa1a2

#a8a3a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a899 · ΔE 18.6

Deuteranopia

#aaac99 · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#b39999 · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4979a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4979a]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b4979a (#b4979a) is rgb(180, 151, 154) in RGB.

No, #b4979a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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