#b29996

Color #b29996

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.6 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b29996

RGB

rgb(178, 153, 150)

HSL

hsl(6.4, 15.4%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.4, 15.7%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14%, 15.7%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(65.32, 8.74, 5)

LCH

lch(65.32, 10.07, 29.77)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.0301, 25.97)

HWB

hwb(6.4, 58.8%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96afb2

Analogous

#b296a1

#b29996

#b2a796

Triadic

#b29996

#96b299

#9996b2

Split-complementary

#b29996

#96b2a7

#96a1b2

Tetradic

#b29996

#afb296

#96afb2

#9996b2

Square

#b29996

#a1b296

#96afb2

#a796b2

Shades

Color #b29996 mixed toward black.

#9b7a76

#7e605c

#5f4845

#3f302e

#201817

Tints

Color #b29996 mixed toward white.

#bfaaa7

#ccbbb9

#d8ccca

#e5dddc

#f2eeed

Tones

Color #b29996 mixed toward gray.

#b09b98

#ad9d9b

#ab9e9d

#a9a09f

#a6a2a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a897 · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#a9ab97 · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#b19797 · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 10.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b29996;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b29996]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#b29996 (#b29996) is rgb(178, 153, 150) in RGB.

No, #b29996 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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