#b28383

Color #b28383

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 4.48 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 14.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b28383

RGB

rgb(178, 131, 131)

HSL

hsl(0, 23.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 26.4%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.4%, 26.4%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(59.29, 18.08, 7.12)

LCH

lch(59.29, 19.43, 21.49)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.0582, 18.75)

HWB

hwb(0, 51.4%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#83b2b2

Analogous

#b2839b

#b28383

#b29b83

Triadic

#b28383

#83b283

#8383b2

Split-complementary

#b28383

#83b29b

#839bb2

Tetradic

#b28383

#b2b283

#83b2b2

#8383b2

Square

#b28383

#9bb283

#83b2b2

#9b83b2

Shades

Color #b28383 mixed toward black.

#9e6363

#7f4f4f

#5f3b3b

#402727

#201414

Tints

Color #b28383 mixed toward white.

#bf9898

#ccacac

#d9c1c1

#e5d6d6

#f2eaea

Tones

Color #b28383 mixed toward gray.

#ae8787

#aa8b8b

#a68f8f

#a29393

#9e9797

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a09f83 · ΔE 26.4

Deuteranopia

#a2a683 · ΔE 29.9

Tritanopia

#b08383 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b28383;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b28383]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b28383 (#b28383) is rgb(178, 131, 131) in RGB.

No, #b28383 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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