#b59ba5

Color #b59ba5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.45 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b59ba5

RGB

rgb(181, 155, 165)

HSL

hsl(336.9, 14.9%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(336.9, 14.4%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.4%, 8.8%, 29%)

LAB

lab(66.51, 11.31, -1.65)

LCH

lch(66.51, 11.43, 351.7)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0336, 352.81)

HWB

hwb(336.9, 60.8%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bb5ab

Analogous

#b59bb2

#b59ba5

#b59e9b

Triadic

#b59ba5

#a5b59b

#9ba5b5

Split-complementary

#b59ba5

#9bb59e

#9bb2b5

Tetradic

#b59ba5

#b5ab9b

#9bb5ab

#9ba5b5

Square

#b59ba5

#b2b59b

#9bb5ab

#9e9bb5

Shades

Color #b59ba5 mixed toward black.

#9d7b88

#815f6c

#614851

#403036

#20181b

Tints

Color #b59ba5 mixed toward white.

#c1acb4

#cebcc3

#dacdd2

#e6dee1

#f3eef0

Tones

Color #b59ba5 mixed toward gray.

#b39da6

#b19fa6

#afa2a7

#aca4a7

#aaa6a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaa3 · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#acaea2 · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#b4a1a0 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b59ba5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59ba5]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Frequently asked questions

#b59ba5 (#b59ba5) is rgb(181, 155, 165) in RGB.

No, #b59ba5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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