#b36157

Color #b36157

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 13.23 Nearest Tailwind class rose-600 #ec003f · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b36157

RGB

rgb(179, 97, 87)

HSL

hsl(6.5, 37.7%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.5, 51.4%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 45.8%, 51.4%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(50.48, 32.03, 20.49)

LCH

lch(50.48, 38.02, 32.61)

OKLCH

oklch(58.5%, 0.108, 28.06)

HWB

hwb(6.5, 34.1%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#57a9b3

Analogous

#b3577b

#b36157

#b38f57

Triadic

#b36157

#57b361

#6157b3

Split-complementary

#b36157

#57b38f

#577bb3

Tetradic

#b36157

#a9b357

#57a9b3

#6157b3

Square

#b36157

#7bb357

#57a9b3

#8f57b3

Shades

Color #b36157 mixed toward black.

#994e45

#7a3f37

#5c2f29

#3d1f1c

#1f100e

Tints

Color #b36157 mixed toward white.

#c07b73

#cc968f

#d9b0ab

#e6cac7

#f2e5e3

Tones

Color #b36157 mixed toward gray.

#ab675f

#a46d66

#9c736e

#947976

#8d7f7d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#97965a · ΔE 34.1

Deuteranopia

#9ba05a · ΔE 37.8

Tritanopia

#b05b5c · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 22.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b36157;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b36157]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#b36157 (#b36157) is rgb(179, 97, 87) in RGB.

No, #b36157 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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