#9c7974

Color #9c7974

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.53 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9c7974

RGB

rgb(156, 121, 116)

HSL

hsl(7.5, 16.8%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.5, 25.6%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.4%, 25.6%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(54.03, 12.85, 7.98)

LCH

lch(54.03, 15.13, 31.84)

OKLCH

oklch(60.9%, 0.0446, 27.77)

HWB

hwb(7.5, 45.5%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#74979c

Analogous

#9c7483

#9c7974

#9c8d74

Triadic

#9c7974

#749c79

#79749c

Split-complementary

#9c7974

#749c8d

#74839c

Tetradic

#9c7974

#979c74

#74979c

#79749c

Square

#9c7974

#839c74

#74979c

#8d749c

Shades

Color #9c7974 mixed toward black.

#84635e

#6a4f4b

#4f3b39

#352826

#1a1413

Tints

Color #9c7974 mixed toward white.

#ac8f8b

#bda6a2

#cdbcb9

#ded2d1

#eee9e8

Tones

Color #9c7974 mixed toward gray.

#997b77

#957e7b

#92807e

#8f8381

#8b8585

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8e75 · ΔE 22

Deuteranopia

#909376 · ΔE 24.5

Tritanopia

#9a7676 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9c7974;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9c7974]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#9c7974 (#9c7974) is rgb(156, 121, 116) in RGB.

No, #9c7974 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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