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#B7959E Color

#B7959E is rgb(183, 149, 158) in RGB, hsl(344, 19%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 19%, 14%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tuscany (#C09999), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B7959E
HEX#B7959E
RGBrgb(183, 149, 158)
HSLhsl(344, 19%, 65%)
HSVhsv(344, 19%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 19%, 14%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.042 0.6)
LABlab(65.08% 14.21 0.31)
LCHlch(65.08% 14.21 1.25)

What #B7959E 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 #B7959E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tuscany#C09999ΔE 5.87Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 7.42Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 7.55Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 8.36English Lavender#B48395ΔE 9.06Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 10.11

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

#B7959E Channel Values

How #B7959E 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 183 · G 149 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 344° · S 19% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 344° · S 19% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 19% · Y 14% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.69:1 vs white · 7.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B7959E 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 text2.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B7959E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B7959E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B7959E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B7959E
Complementary
#95B7AE
Analogous
#B795AF
Analogous
#B79D95
Triadic
#9EB795
Triadic
#959EB7
Split comp.
#95B79D
Split comp.
#95AFB7

Tints & Shades of #B7959E

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

#C1A4AC
#C9B0B7
#D4BFC5
#DECED3
#E8DEE0
#F1EAEC

Shades

#A47985
#926370
#76515B
#5B3E46
#402B31
#271B1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B7959E.

How #B7959E 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#B7959E
Protanopia#9B9B9E
Protanomaly#A7999E
Deuteranopia#A1A19D
Deuteranomaly#AA9D9D
Tritanopia#B69696
Tritanomaly#B69699
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B7959E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b7959e: #B7959E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B7959E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b7959e': '#B7959E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.584, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_b7959e">#B7959E</color>
SVG fillfill="#B7959E"

More Pink Colors

#B7959E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#B7959E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B7959E?

#B7959E is a light pink — rgb(183, 149, 158) in RGB and hsl(344, 19%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tuscany (#C09999), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #B7959E?

#B7959E is rgb(183, 149, 158) — red 183, green 149, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B7959E?

#B7959E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 19%, 14%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B7959E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B7959E scores 2.69:1 against white and 7.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B7959E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B7959E 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 7.55, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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