#b19c99

Color #b19c99

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.01 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b19c99

RGB

rgb(177, 156, 153)

HSL

hsl(7.5, 13.3%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.5, 13.6%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.9%, 13.6%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(66.08, 7.2, 4.4)

LCH

lch(66.08, 8.44, 31.43)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0254, 27.47)

HWB

hwb(7.5, 60%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99aeb1

Analogous

#b199a2

#b19c99

#b1a899

Triadic

#b19c99

#99b19c

#9c99b1

Split-complementary

#b19c99

#99b1a8

#99a2b1

Tetradic

#b19c99

#aeb199

#99aeb1

#9c99b1

Square

#b19c99

#a2b199

#99aeb1

#a899b1

Shades

Color #b19c99 mixed toward black.

#997e7a

#7d635f

#5d4a48

#3e3230

#1f1918

Tints

Color #b19c99 mixed toward white.

#beadaa

#cbbdbb

#d8cecc

#e5dedd

#f2efee

Tones

Color #b19c99 mixed toward gray.

#af9e9b

#ad9f9d

#aba09f

#a9a2a1

#a7a3a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a89a · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#aaab9a · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#b09a9a · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 9.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b19c99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b19c99]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#b19c99 (#b19c99) is rgb(177, 156, 153) in RGB.

No, #b19c99 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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