#b9838b

Color #b9838b

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 6.5 Nearest Tailwind class rose-300 #ffa1ad · ΔE 14

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Conversions

HEX

#b9838b

RGB

rgb(185, 131, 139)

HSL

hsl(351.1, 27.8%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(351.1, 29.2%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.2%, 24.9%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(60.26, 21.95, 4.03)

LCH

lch(60.26, 22.32, 10.4)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.0674, 9.22)

HWB

hwb(351.1, 51.4%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#83b9b1

Analogous

#b983a6

#b9838b

#b99683

Triadic

#b9838b

#8bb983

#838bb9

Split-complementary

#b9838b

#83b996

#83a6b9

Tetradic

#b9838b

#b9b183

#83b9b1

#838bb9

Square

#b9838b

#a6b983

#83b9b1

#9683b9

Shades

Color #b9838b mixed toward black.

#a6616c

#874c55

#653940

#43262a

#221315

Tints

Color #b9838b mixed toward white.

#c5989e

#d0acb2

#dcc1c5

#e8d6d8

#f3eaec

Tones

Color #b9838b mixed toward gray.

#b5888e

#b08c91

#ac9195

#a79598

#a39a9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a489 · ΔE 29.7

Deuteranopia

#a7ab89 · ΔE 32.8

Tritanopia

#b78887 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9838b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9838b]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b9838b (#b9838b) is rgb(185, 131, 139) in RGB.

No, #b9838b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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