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#b79ca2 color: Pale Petticoat

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347°
100%

OKLCH

71.9%
0.033
3°
  • ≈ Dark gray
  • Rose
  • Light
  • Muted
  • Dusty
  • Warm
  • mauve-400
  • Black 28%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.53:1 · Below AALc -55
Black text8.29:1 · AALc 54

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About #b79ca2

#b79ca2 is a dusty light rose color. In OKLCH it has 71.9% lightness, 0.033 chroma and a hue of 3°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.53:1 contrast and black text 8.29:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Pale Petticoat (#ba9ba5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-400.

More light rose colors

Lighter: #b79ca2 mixed with white

  1. b79ca2
  2. bea6ab
  3. c5afb4
  4. ccb9bd
  5. d4c3c6
  6. dbccd0
  7. e2d6d9
  8. e9e0e2
  9. f0ebec
  10. f8f5f5

Darker: #b79ca2 mixed with black

  1. b79ca2
  2. 9f878c
  3. 877377
  4. 705f63
  5. 5a4c4f
  6. 45393c
  7. 31282a
  8. 1e1819
  9. 0c090a
  10. 020101

Calmer: #b79ca2 with less saturation

  1. b79ca2
  2. b59da2
  3. b39ea2
  4. b29ea3
  5. b09fa3
  6. aea0a3
  7. aca1a3
  8. aaa2a3
  9. a8a2a4
  10. a6a3a4