#b3998f

Color #b3998f

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.42 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b3998f

RGB

rgb(179, 153, 143)

HSL

hsl(16.7, 19.1%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(16.7, 20.1%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.5%, 20.1%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(65.24, 8, 8.82)

LCH

lch(65.24, 11.91, 47.79)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0343, 42.16)

HWB

hwb(16.7, 56.1%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8fa9b3

Analogous

#b38f97

#b3998f

#b3ab8f

Triadic

#b3998f

#8fb399

#998fb3

Split-complementary

#b3998f

#8fb3ab

#8f97b3

Tetradic

#b3998f

#a9b38f

#8fa9b3

#998fb3

Square

#b3998f

#97b38f

#8fa9b3

#ab8fb3

Shades

Color #b3998f mixed toward black.

#9d7c6f

#806257

#604a41

#40312b

#201916

Tints

Color #b3998f mixed toward white.

#c0aaa2

#ccbbb4

#d9ccc7

#e6ddda

#f2eeec

Tones

Color #b3998f mixed toward gray.

#b09a92

#ad9c95

#aa9d98

#a79e9b

#a4a09e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a892 · ΔE 15.9

Deuteranopia

#aaac92 · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#b29394 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3998f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3998f]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#b3998f (#b3998f) is rgb(179, 153, 143) in RGB.

No, #b3998f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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