#b28b81

Color #b28b81

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 6.23 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b28b81

RGB

rgb(178, 139, 129)

HSL

hsl(12.2, 24.1%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12.2, 27.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.9%, 27.5%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(61.23, 13.31, 11.02)

LCH

lch(61.23, 17.28, 39.62)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.0501, 34.83)

HWB

hwb(12.2, 50.6%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#81a8b2

Analogous

#b28190

#b28b81

#b2a381

Triadic

#b28b81

#81b28b

#8b81b2

Split-complementary

#b28b81

#81b2a3

#8190b2

Tetradic

#b28b81

#a8b281

#81a8b2

#8b81b2

Square

#b28b81

#90b281

#81a8b2

#a381b2

Shades

Color #b28b81 mixed toward black.

#9f6e61

#7f584e

#5f423a

#402c27

#201613

Tints

Color #b28b81 mixed toward white.

#bf9e96

#ccb2ab

#d8c5c0

#e5d8d5

#f2ecea

Tones

Color #b28b81 mixed toward gray.

#ae8d85

#aa9089

#a6928d

#a29591

#9e9795

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a284 · ΔE 21.9

Deuteranopia

#a5a884 · ΔE 24.7

Tritanopia

#b08586 · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b28b81;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b28b81]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Tomato #ff6347

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#b28b81 (#b28b81) is rgb(178, 139, 129) in RGB.

No, #b28b81 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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