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#B39EA6 Color

#B39EA6 is rgb(179, 158, 166) in RGB, hsl(337, 12%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 7%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope Gray (#AA98A9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B39EA6
HEX#B39EA6
RGBrgb(179, 158, 166)
HSLhsl(337, 12%, 66%)
HSVhsv(337, 12%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 7%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(72% 0.027 352.8)
LABlab(67.17% 9.00 -1.20)
LCHlch(67.17% 9.08 352.40)

What #B39EA6 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B39EA6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 5.66Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 5.73Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 6.6Silver Pink#C4AEADΔE 7.59Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 8.06Silver (Metallic)#AAA9ADΔE 8.41

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#B39EA6 Channel Values

How #B39EA6 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 179 · G 158 · B 1668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 337° · S 12% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 337° · S 12% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 7% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.51:1 vs white · 8.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B39EA6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B39EA6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B39EA6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B39EA6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B39EA6
Complementary
#9EB3AB
Analogous
#B39EB0
Analogous
#B3A09E
Triadic
#A6B39E
Triadic
#9EA6B3
Split comp.
#9EB3A0
Split comp.
#9EB0B3

Tints & Shades of #B39EA6

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEACB3
#C7B8BD
#D2C6CB
#DBD1D5
#E6E0E2
#EFEBED

Shades

#9F848E
#896C77
#6F5861
#59464D
#3F3137
#251D20

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B39EA6.

How #B39EA6 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B39EA6
Protanopia#A2A2A6
Protanomaly#A9A0A6
Deuteranopia#A5A5A5
Deuteranomaly#ABA2A6
Tritanopia#B29F9F
Tritanomaly#B29FA2
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B39EA6 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b39ea6: #B39EA6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B39EA6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b39ea6': '#B39EA6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.620, blue: 0.651)
Android XML<color name="color_b39ea6">#B39EA6</color>
SVG fillfill="#B39EA6"

More Pink Colors

#B39EA6 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B39EA6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B39EA6?

#B39EA6 is a light pink — rgb(179, 158, 166) in RGB and hsl(337, 12%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope Gray (#AA98A9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.66.

What is the RGB value of #B39EA6?

#B39EA6 is rgb(179, 158, 166) — red 179, green 158, and blue 166 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B39EA6?

#B39EA6 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 7%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B39EA6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B39EA6 scores 2.51:1 against white and 8.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B39EA6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B39EA6 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 9.32, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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