#9e5c55

Color #9e5c55

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 20.35 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 14.1

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Conversions

HEX

#9e5c55

RGB

rgb(158, 92, 85)

HSL

hsl(5.8, 30%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.8, 46.2%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 41.8%, 46.2%, 38%)

LAB

lab(46.42, 26.19, 15.7)

LCH

lch(46.42, 30.54, 30.94)

OKLCH

oklch(54.8%, 0.0879, 26.77)

HWB

hwb(5.8, 33.3%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#55979e

Analogous

#9e5572

#9e5c55

#9e8055

Triadic

#9e5c55

#559e5c

#5c559e

Split-complementary

#9e5c55

#559e80

#55729e

Tetradic

#9e5c55

#979e55

#55979e

#5c559e

Square

#9e5c55

#729e55

#55979e

#80559e

Shades

Color #9e5c55 mixed toward black.

#834d47

#693d39

#4f2e2a

#351f1c

#1a0f0e

Tints

Color #9e5c55 mixed toward white.

#b1756e

#c1908b

#d0aca8

#e0c8c5

#efe3e2

Tones

Color #9e5c55 mixed toward gray.

#98615b

#926661

#8c6b67

#86706d

#7f7473

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.12:1

White text reads better on this background (5.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#868657 · ΔE 30.9

Deuteranopia

#8a8e57 · ΔE 33.7

Tritanopia

#9c5858 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e5c55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e5c55]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#9e5c55 (#9e5c55) is rgb(158, 92, 85) in RGB.

No, #9e5c55 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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