#b9969b

Color #b9969b

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 5.6 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b9969b

RGB

rgb(185, 150, 155)

HSL

hsl(351.4, 20%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(351.4, 18.9%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.9%, 16.2%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(65.35, 13.86, 2.32)

LCH

lch(65.35, 14.05, 9.5)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0424, 8.55)

HWB

hwb(351.4, 58.8%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96b9b4

Analogous

#b996ad

#b9969b

#b9a396

Triadic

#b9969b

#9bb996

#969bb9

Split-complementary

#b9969b

#96b9a3

#96adb9

Tetradic

#b9969b

#b9b496

#96b9b4

#969bb9

Square

#b9969b

#adb996

#96b9b4

#a396b9

Shades

Color #b9969b mixed toward black.

#a3757b

#865960

#654348

#432d30

#221618

Tints

Color #b9969b mixed toward white.

#c5a8ac

#d0b9bc

#dccbcd

#e8dcde

#f3eeee

Tones

Color #b9969b mixed toward gray.

#b6999d

#b39c9f

#b09fa1

#ada2a3

#aaa5a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abab9a · ΔE 21.7

Deuteranopia

#adaf9a · ΔE 24.1

Tritanopia

#b79999 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9969b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9969b]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b9969b (#b9969b) is rgb(185, 150, 155) in RGB.

No, #b9969b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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