#b59da5

Color #b59da5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.48 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b59da5

RGB

rgb(181, 157, 165)

HSL

hsl(340, 14%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(340, 13.3%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.3%, 8.8%, 29%)

LAB

lab(67.02, 10.2, -0.9)

LCH

lch(67.02, 10.24, 354.96)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0303, 355.83)

HWB

hwb(340, 61.6%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9db5ad

Analogous

#b59db1

#b59da5

#b5a19d

Triadic

#b59da5

#a5b59d

#9da5b5

Split-complementary

#b59da5

#9db5a1

#9db1b5

Tetradic

#b59da5

#b5ad9d

#9db5ad

#9da5b5

Square

#b59da5

#b1b59d

#9db5ad

#a19db5

Shades

Color #b59da5 mixed toward black.

#9d7d88

#80616b

#604951

#403036

#20181b

Tints

Color #b59da5 mixed toward white.

#c1adb4

#cebec3

#daced2

#e6dee1

#f3eff0

Tones

Color #b59da5 mixed toward gray.

#b39fa6

#b1a1a6

#afa3a7

#ada5a8

#aba7a8

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

#ababa3 · ΔE 15.5

Deuteranopia

#adaea3 · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#b4a2a1 · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b59da5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59da5]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Frequently asked questions

#b59da5 (#b59da5) is rgb(181, 157, 165) in RGB.

No, #b59da5 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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