#b28f8f

Color #b28f8f

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 4.27 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b28f8f

RGB

rgb(178, 143, 143)

HSL

hsl(0, 18.5%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 19.7%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.7%, 19.7%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(62.59, 13.18, 5.01)

LCH

lch(62.59, 14.1, 20.81)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0424, 18.26)

HWB

hwb(0, 56.1%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8fb2b2

Analogous

#b28fa0

#b28f8f

#b2a08f

Triadic

#b28f8f

#8fb28f

#8f8fb2

Split-complementary

#b28f8f

#8fb2a0

#8fa0b2

Tetradic

#b28f8f

#b2b28f

#8fb2b2

#8f8fb2

Square

#b28f8f

#a0b28f

#8fb2b2

#a08fb2

Shades

Color #b28f8f mixed toward black.

#9c6f6f

#7f5757

#5f4141

#3f2c2c

#201616

Tints

Color #b28f8f mixed toward white.

#bfa2a2

#ccb4b4

#d8c7c7

#e5dada

#f2ecec

Tones

Color #b28f8f mixed toward gray.

#af9292

#ac9595

#a99898

#a69b9b

#a39d9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a48f · ΔE 21.8

Deuteranopia

#a6a88f · ΔE 24

Tritanopia

#b08f8f · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 13.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b28f8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b28f8f]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b28f8f (#b28f8f) is rgb(178, 143, 143) in RGB.

No, #b28f8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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