All About Color #B9799B

#B9799B

About #B9799B

#B9799B is a light pink color with the hex code #B9799B. In RGB it is red 185, green 121, blue 155; in HSL it is hue 328°, saturation 31%, lightness 60%; in CMYK it is 0%, 35%, 16%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 3.35:1 on white and 6.27:1 on black.

#B9799B Color Conversion

Hex tripletB9, 79, 9B
CMYK0.00%, 34.59%, 16.22%, 27.45%
RGB Decimal185, 121, 155
HSL328°, 31%, 60%
RGB Octal271, 171, 233
HSV (HSB)328.13°, 34.59%, 72.55%
RGB Binary10111001, 1111001, 10011011
CIE-L*AB58.37, 30.00, -7.95
RGB Percent72.55%, 47.45%, 60.78%
CIE-L*CH58.37, 31.03, 345.16
XYZ32.76, 26.36, 34.37
CIE-L*UV58.37, 37.08, -16.54
xyY0.35, 0.28, 26.36
Hunter-Lab51.34, 24.07, -3.76
RYB72.55%, 47.45%, 60.78%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B9799B on a dark background: contrast 6.27:1, passes WCAG AA.
#B9799B on a light background: contrast 3.35:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B9799B, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B9799B · #D8B6C8 · #8C4A6D · #79B997 · #B6D8C6

Analogous palette

#9779B9 · #B779B9 · #B9799B · #B9797B · #B99779

Triadic palette

#B9799B · #9BB979 · #799BB9 · #D8B6C8 · #C8D8B6

Tetradic palette

#B9799B · #B9B779 · #79B997 · #797BB9 · #8C4A6D

Monochromatic palette

#64354E · #964F75 · #B9799B · #D3ABC1 · #EDDEE6

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