#937b79

Color #937b79

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium red.

Closest named color Gray #808080 · ΔE 10.01 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#937b79

RGB

rgb(147, 123, 121)

HSL

hsl(4.6, 10.7%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.6, 17.7%, 57.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.3%, 17.7%, 42.4%)

LAB

lab(53.76, 8.92, 4.55)

LCH

lch(53.76, 10.01, 27.03)

OKLCH

oklch(60.5%, 0.03, 23.57)

HWB

hwb(4.6, 47.5%, 42.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#799193

Analogous

#937984

#937b79

#938879

Triadic

#937b79

#79937b

#7b7993

Split-complementary

#937b79

#799388

#798493

Tetradic

#937b79

#919379

#799193

#7b7993

Square

#937b79

#849379

#799193

#887993

Shades

Color #937b79 mixed toward black.

#7b6564

#635150

#4a3d3c

#312928

#191414

Tints

Color #937b79 mixed toward white.

#a5918f

#b7a7a6

#c9bdbc

#dbd3d2

#ede9e9

Tones

Color #937b79 mixed toward gray.

#917d7b

#8f7f7d

#8c807f

#8a8282

#888484

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#898979 · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#8b8c7a · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#927a7a · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 10.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #937b79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#937b79]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#937b79 (#937b79) is rgb(147, 123, 121) in RGB.

No, #937b79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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