All About Color #B5979C

#B5979C

About #B5979C

#B5979C is a light red color with the hex code #B5979C. In RGB it is red 181, green 151, blue 156; in HSL it is hue 350°, saturation 17%, lightness 65%; in CMYK it is 0%, 17%, 14%, 29%. Its contrast ratio is 2.67:1 on white and 7.87:1 on black.

#B5979C Color Conversion

Hex tripletB5, 97, 9C
CMYK0.00%, 16.57%, 13.81%, 29.02%
RGB Decimal181, 151, 156
HSL350°, 17%, 65%
RGB Octal265, 227, 234
HSV (HSB)350.00°, 16.57%, 70.98%
RGB Binary10110101, 10010111, 10011100
CIE-L*AB65.25, 11.98, 1.55
RGB Percent70.98%, 59.22%, 61.18%
CIE-L*CH65.25, 12.08, 7.38
XYZ36.12, 34.36, 36.18
CIE-L*UV65.25, 17.89, 0.15
xyY0.34, 0.32, 34.36
Hunter-Lab58.62, 7.43, 4.43
RYB70.98%, 59.22%, 61.18%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B5979C on a dark background: contrast 7.87:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#B5979C on a light background: contrast 2.67:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B5979C, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B5979C · #DBCCCF · #8C636A · #97B5B0 · #CCDBD9

Analogous palette

#B097B5 · #B597AB · #B5979C · #B5A197 · #B5B097

Triadic palette

#B5979C · #9CB597 · #979CB5 · #DBCCCF · #CFDBCC

Tetradic palette

#B5979C · #ABB597 · #97B5B0 · #A197B5 · #8C636A

Monochromatic palette

#684A4F · #956A71 · #B5979C · #D5C3C6 · #F4F0F1

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