#b9869e

Color #b9869e

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 13.36 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9869e

RGB

rgb(185, 134, 158)

HSL

hsl(331.8, 26.7%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(331.8, 27.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.6%, 14.6%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(61.51, 23.27, -5)

LCH

lch(61.51, 23.8, 347.87)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.07, 349.3)

HWB

hwb(331.8, 52.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86b9a1

Analogous

#b986b7

#b9869e

#b98786

Triadic

#b9869e

#9eb986

#869eb9

Split-complementary

#b9869e

#86b987

#86b7b9

Tetradic

#b9869e

#b9a186

#86b9a1

#869eb9

Square

#b9869e

#b7b986

#86b9a1

#8786b9

Shades

Color #b9869e mixed toward black.

#a56483

#874e69

#653a4e

#432734

#22131a

Tints

Color #b9869e mixed toward white.

#c59aae

#d0aebe

#dcc2ce

#e8d7df

#f3ebef

Tones

Color #b9869e mixed toward gray.

#b58a9e

#b08e9e

#ac939f

#a8979f

#a49b9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a599 · ΔE 27

Deuteranopia

#a8ac97 · ΔE 32.6

Tritanopia

#b79493 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 19.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9869e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9869e]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#b9869e (#b9869e) is rgb(185, 134, 158) in RGB.

No, #b9869e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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