#b59299

Color #b59299

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 5.99 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b59299

RGB

rgb(181, 146, 153)

HSL

hsl(348, 19.1%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348, 19.3%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.3%, 15.5%, 29%)

LAB

lab(63.9, 14.26, 1.3)

LCH

lch(63.9, 14.32, 5.21)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0431, 4.8)

HWB

hwb(348, 57.3%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#92b5ae

Analogous

#b592aa

#b59299

#b59c92

Triadic

#b59299

#99b592

#9299b5

Split-complementary

#b59299

#92b59c

#92aab5

Tetradic

#b59299

#b5ae92

#92b5ae

#9299b5

Square

#b59299

#aab592

#92b5ae

#9c92b5

Shades

Color #b59299 mixed toward black.

#9f727b

#825860

#614248

#412c30

#201618

Tints

Color #b59299 mixed toward white.

#c1a4aa

#ceb6bb

#dac8cc

#e6dbdd

#f3edee

Tones

Color #b59299 mixed toward gray.

#b2959b

#af989c

#ac9b9e

#a99ea0

#a6a1a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a797 · ΔE 21.9

Deuteranopia

#a9ab97 · ΔE 24.4

Tritanopia

#b39696 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 14.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b59299;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59299]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b59299 (#b59299) is rgb(181, 146, 153) in RGB.

No, #b59299 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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