#b29991

Color #b29991

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.26 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b29991

RGB

rgb(178, 153, 145)

HSL

hsl(14.5, 17.6%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(14.5, 18.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14%, 18.5%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(65.19, 7.94, 7.62)

LCH

lch(65.19, 11, 43.82)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0321, 38.55)

HWB

hwb(14.5, 56.9%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91aab2

Analogous

#b29199

#b29991

#b2a991

Triadic

#b29991

#91b299

#9991b2

Split-complementary

#b29991

#91b2a9

#9199b2

Tetradic

#b29991

#aab291

#91aab2

#9991b2

Square

#b29991

#99b291

#91aab2

#a991b2

Shades

Color #b29991 mixed toward black.

#9c7c71

#7f6259

#5f4943

#3f312c

#201816

Tints

Color #b29991 mixed toward white.

#bfaaa3

#ccbbb6

#d8ccc8

#e5ddda

#f2eeed

Tones

Color #b29991 mixed toward gray.

#af9a94

#ac9c96

#aa9d99

#a79f9c

#a4a09f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a893 · ΔE 15.9

Deuteranopia

#a9ab93 · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#b19595 · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 10.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b29991;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b29991]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#b29991 (#b29991) is rgb(178, 153, 145) in RGB.

No, #b29991 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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