#b59ea1

Color #b59ea1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.32 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b59ea1

RGB

rgb(181, 158, 161)

HSL

hsl(352.2, 13.5%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(352.2, 12.7%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 11%, 29%)

LAB

lab(67.17, 8.95, 1.55)

LCH

lch(67.17, 9.08, 9.83)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0274, 8.81)

HWB

hwb(352.2, 62%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eb5b2

Analogous

#b59ead

#b59ea1

#b5a79e

Triadic

#b59ea1

#a1b59e

#9ea1b5

Split-complementary

#b59ea1

#9eb5a7

#9eadb5

Tetradic

#b59ea1

#b5b29e

#9eb5b2

#9ea1b5

Square

#b59ea1

#adb59e

#9eb5b2

#a79eb5

Shades

Color #b59ea1 mixed toward black.

#9d7e82

#806266

#60494c

#403133

#201819

Tints

Color #b59ea1 mixed toward white.

#c1aeb1

#cebec0

#dacfd0

#e6dfe0

#f3efef

Tones

Color #b59ea1 mixed toward gray.

#b3a0a2

#b1a2a4

#afa4a5

#ada6a7

#aba8a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acaba0 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#adafa0 · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#b4a0a0 · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b59ea1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59ea1]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b59ea1 (#b59ea1) is rgb(181, 158, 161) in RGB.

No, #b59ea1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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