All About Color #B5979A

#B5979A

About #B5979A

#B5979A is a light red color with the hex code #B5979A. In RGB it is red 181, green 151, blue 154; in HSL it is hue 354°, saturation 17%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 0%, 17%, 15%, 29%. Its contrast ratio is 2.67:1 on white and 7.86:1 on black.

#B5979A Color Conversion

Hex tripletB5, 97, 9A
CMYK0.00%, 16.57%, 14.92%, 29.02%
RGB Decimal181, 151, 154
HSL354°, 17%, 65%
RGB Octal265, 227, 232
HSV (HSB)354.00°, 16.57%, 70.98%
RGB Binary10110101, 10010111, 10011010
CIE-L*AB65.19, 11.65, 2.60
RGB Percent70.98%, 59.22%, 60.39%
CIE-L*CH65.19, 11.93, 12.58
XYZ35.96, 34.29, 35.30
CIE-L*UV65.19, 18.09, 1.68
xyY0.34, 0.32, 34.29
Hunter-Lab58.56, 7.13, 5.25
RYB70.98%, 59.22%, 60.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B5979A on a dark background: contrast 7.86:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B5979A on a light background: contrast 2.67:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B5979A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B5979A · #DBCCCE · #8C6368 · #97B5B2 · #CCDBDA

Analogous palette

#B297B5 · #B597A9 · #B5979A · #B5A397 · #B5B297

Triadic palette

#B5979A · #9AB597 · #979AB5 · #DBCCCE · #CEDBCC

Tetradic palette

#B5979A · #A9B597 · #97B5B2 · #A397B5 · #8C6368

Monochromatic palette

#684A4D · #956A6E · #B5979A · #D5C3C5 · #F4F0F1

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