#b38f8f

Color #b38f8f

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 3.84 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b38f8f

RGB

rgb(179, 143, 143)

HSL

hsl(0, 19.1%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 20.1%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.1%, 20.1%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(62.69, 13.57, 5.17)

LCH

lch(62.69, 14.52, 20.86)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0437, 18.27)

HWB

hwb(0, 56.1%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8fb3b3

Analogous

#b38fa1

#b38f8f

#b3a18f

Triadic

#b38f8f

#8fb38f

#8f8fb3

Split-complementary

#b38f8f

#8fb3a1

#8fa1b3

Tetradic

#b38f8f

#b3b38f

#8fb3b3

#8f8fb3

Square

#b38f8f

#a1b38f

#8fb3b3

#a18fb3

Shades

Color #b38f8f mixed toward black.

#9d6f6f

#805757

#604141

#402b2b

#201616

Tints

Color #b38f8f mixed toward white.

#c0a2a2

#ccb4b4

#d9c7c7

#e6dada

#f2ecec

Tones

Color #b38f8f mixed toward gray.

#b09292

#ad9595

#aa9898

#a79b9b

#a49e9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a48f · ΔE 21.6

Deuteranopia

#a7a98f · ΔE 24.6

Tritanopia

#b18f8f · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 14.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b38f8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b38f8f]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b38f8f (#b38f8f) is rgb(179, 143, 143) in RGB.

No, #b38f8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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