#b59cae

Color #b59cae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.5 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b59cae

RGB

rgb(181, 156, 174)

HSL

hsl(316.8, 14.5%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(316.8, 13.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 3.9%, 29%)

LAB

lab(67.02, 12.38, -5.93)

LCH

lch(67.02, 13.73, 334.41)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0385, 335.96)

HWB

hwb(316.8, 61.2%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cb5a3

Analogous

#b09cb5

#b59cae

#b59ca2

Triadic

#b59cae

#aeb59c

#9caeb5

Split-complementary

#b59cae

#a2b59c

#9cb5b0

Tetradic

#b59cae

#b5a39c

#9cb5a3

#9caeb5

Square

#b59cae

#b5b09c

#9cb5a3

#9ca2b5

Shades

Color #b59cae mixed toward black.

#9d7c94

#816078

#60485a

#40303c

#20181e

Tints

Color #b59cae mixed toward white.

#c1adbc

#cebdc9

#daced7

#e6dee4

#f3eff2

Tones

Color #b59cae mixed toward gray.

#b39ead

#b1a0ac

#afa2ab

#ada4aa

#aba6a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababaa · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#acaea9 · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#b4a7a6 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b59cae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59cae]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#b59cae (#b59cae) is rgb(181, 156, 174) in RGB.

No, #b59cae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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