#9d7978

Color #9d7978

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.91 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#9d7978

RGB

rgb(157, 121, 120)

HSL

hsl(1.6, 15.9%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(1.6, 23.6%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.9%, 23.6%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(54.24, 13.86, 5.95)

LCH

lch(54.24, 15.08, 23.23)

OKLCH

oklch(61.1%, 0.0452, 20.32)

HWB

hwb(1.6, 47.1%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#789c9d

Analogous

#9d7889

#9d7978

#9d8b78

Triadic

#9d7978

#789d79

#79789d

Split-complementary

#9d7978

#789d8b

#78899d

Tetradic

#9d7978

#9c9d78

#789c9d

#79789d

Square

#9d7978

#899d78

#789c9d

#8b789d

Shades

Color #9d7978 mixed toward black.

#866261

#6b4e4e

#503b3a

#352727

#1b1413

Tints

Color #9d7978 mixed toward white.

#ad8f8e

#bea6a5

#cebcbb

#ded2d2

#efe9e8

Tones

Color #9d7978 mixed toward gray.

#9a7c7b

#977f7e

#948281

#918584

#8e8887

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.44:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f78 · ΔE 23

Deuteranopia

#919378 · ΔE 25.1

Tritanopia

#9b7878 · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9d7978;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9d7978]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#9d7978 (#9d7978) is rgb(157, 121, 120) in RGB.

No, #9d7978 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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