#b39591

Color #b39591

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 6.51 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b39591

RGB

rgb(179, 149, 145)

HSL

hsl(7.1, 18.3%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.1, 19%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.8%, 19%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(64.26, 10.54, 6.3)

LCH

lch(64.26, 12.28, 30.87)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0366, 26.99)

HWB

hwb(7.1, 56.9%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91afb3

Analogous

#b3919e

#b39591

#b3a691

Triadic

#b39591

#91b395

#9591b3

Split-complementary

#b39591

#91b3a6

#919eb3

Tetradic

#b39591

#afb391

#91afb3

#9591b3

Square

#b39591

#9eb391

#91afb3

#a691b3

Shades

Color #b39591 mixed toward black.

#9d7671

#805d58

#604642

#402e2c

#201716

Tints

Color #b39591 mixed toward white.

#c0a7a3

#ccb8b6

#d9cac8

#e6dcda

#f2eded

Tones

Color #b39591 mixed toward gray.

#b09794

#ad9997

#aa9b99

#a89e9c

#a5a09f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a792 · ΔE 19

Deuteranopia

#a9ab92 · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#b29393 · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 12.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b39591;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b39591]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#b39591 (#b39591) is rgb(179, 149, 145) in RGB.

No, #b39591 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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