#b59ca9

Color #b59ca9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.86 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b59ca9

RGB

rgb(181, 156, 169)

HSL

hsl(328.8, 14.5%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(328.8, 13.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 6.6%, 29%)

LAB

lab(66.87, 11.46, -3.35)

LCH

lch(66.87, 11.94, 343.71)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0344, 345.36)

HWB

hwb(328.8, 61.2%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cb5a8

Analogous

#b59cb5

#b59ca9

#b59c9d

Triadic

#b59ca9

#a9b59c

#9ca9b5

Split-complementary

#b59ca9

#9db59c

#9cb5b5

Tetradic

#b59ca9

#b5a89c

#9cb5a8

#9ca9b5

Square

#b59ca9

#b5b59c

#9cb5a8

#9c9db5

Shades

Color #b59ca9 mixed toward black.

#9d7c8d

#816071

#604855

#403039

#20181c

Tints

Color #b59ca9 mixed toward white.

#c1adb7

#cebdc6

#daced4

#e6dee2

#f3eff1

Tones

Color #b59ca9 mixed toward gray.

#b39ea9

#b1a0a9

#afa2a9

#ada4a9

#aba6a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababa6 · ΔE 15.6

Deuteranopia

#acaea5 · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#b4a4a3 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b59ca9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59ca9]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#b59ca9 (#b59ca9) is rgb(181, 156, 169) in RGB.

No, #b59ca9 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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