#b5858e

Color #b5858e

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 5.95 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b5858e

RGB

rgb(181, 133, 142)

HSL

hsl(348.8, 24.5%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348.8, 26.5%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.5%, 21.5%, 29%)

LAB

lab(60.39, 19.77, 2.44)

LCH

lch(60.39, 19.92, 7.04)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.0601, 6.4)

HWB

hwb(348.8, 52.2%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#85b5ac

Analogous

#b585a6

#b5858e

#b59485

Triadic

#b5858e

#8eb585

#858eb5

Split-complementary

#b5858e

#85b594

#85a6b5

Tetradic

#b5858e

#b5ac85

#85b5ac

#858eb5

Square

#b5858e

#a6b585

#85b5ac

#9485b5

Shades

Color #b5858e mixed toward black.

#a16470

#824f59

#623b42

#41282c

#211416

Tints

Color #b5858e mixed toward white.

#c199a1

#ceaeb4

#dac2c7

#e6d6d9

#f3ebec

Tones

Color #b5858e mixed toward gray.

#b18991

#ad8d93

#a99196

#a59598

#a1999b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a28c · ΔE 27.6

Deuteranopia

#a5a88b · ΔE 30.9

Tritanopia

#b38a8a · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 17.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5858e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5858e]

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Frequently asked questions

#b5858e (#b5858e) is rgb(181, 133, 142) in RGB.

No, #b5858e 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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