#b497a5

Color #b497a5

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.76 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#b497a5

RGB

rgb(180, 151, 165)

HSL

hsl(331, 16.2%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(331, 16.1%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.1%, 8.3%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(65.4, 13.17, -3.28)

LCH

lch(65.4, 13.57, 346.01)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0394, 347.55)

HWB

hwb(331, 59.2%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97b4a6

Analogous

#b497b4

#b497a5

#b49797

Triadic

#b497a5

#a5b497

#97a5b4

Split-complementary

#b497a5

#97b497

#97b4b4

Tetradic

#b497a5

#b4a697

#97b4a6

#97a5b4

Square

#b497a5

#b4b497

#97b4a6

#9797b4

Shades

Color #b497a5 mixed toward black.

#9d7789

#805c6e

#604552

#402e37

#20171b

Tints

Color #b497a5 mixed toward white.

#c0a8b4

#cdbac3

#d9cbd2

#e6dce1

#f2eef0

Tones

Color #b497a5 mixed toward gray.

#b299a5

#af9ca5

#ad9ea5

#aaa1a5

#a8a3a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8a2 · ΔE 17.4

Deuteranopia

#aaaca1 · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#b39f9f · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b497a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b497a5]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#b497a5 (#b497a5) is rgb(180, 151, 165) in RGB.

No, #b497a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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