#b47272

Color #b47272

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 13.2 Nearest Tailwind class rose-400 #ff637e · ΔE 14

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Conversions

HEX

#b47272

RGB

rgb(180, 114, 114)

HSL

hsl(0, 30.6%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 36.7%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 36.7%, 36.7%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(55.03, 26.06, 10.93)

LCH

lch(55.03, 28.26, 22.75)

OKLCH

oklch(62.2%, 0.0839, 19.71)

HWB

hwb(0, 44.7%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#72b4b4

Analogous

#b47293

#b47272

#b49372

Triadic

#b47272

#72b472

#7272b4

Split-complementary

#b47272

#72b493

#7293b4

Tetradic

#b47272

#b4b472

#72b4b4

#7272b4

Square

#b47272

#93b472

#72b4b4

#9372b4

Shades

Color #b47272 mixed toward black.

#a05555

#804444

#603333

#402222

#201111

Tints

Color #b47272 mixed toward white.

#c08989

#cda1a1

#d9b8b8

#e6d0d0

#f2e7e7

Tones

Color #b47272 mixed toward gray.

#ae7777

#a97d7d

#a38282

#9e8888

#988d8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9b72 · ΔE 31.2

Deuteranopia

#9fa472 · ΔE 34.6

Tritanopia

#b17272 · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 20.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b47272;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b47272]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b47272 (#b47272) is rgb(180, 114, 114) in RGB.

No, #b47272 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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