#b49b97

Color #b49b97

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.86 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b49b97

RGB

rgb(180, 155, 151)

HSL

hsl(8.3, 16.2%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.3, 16.1%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 16.1%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(66.04, 8.56, 5.51)

LCH

lch(66.04, 10.18, 32.77)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0304, 28.51)

HWB

hwb(8.3, 59.2%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97b0b4

Analogous

#b497a1

#b49b97

#b4aa97

Triadic

#b49b97

#97b49b

#9b97b4

Split-complementary

#b49b97

#97b4aa

#97a1b4

Tetradic

#b49b97

#b0b497

#97b0b4

#9b97b4

Square

#b49b97

#a1b497

#97b0b4

#aa97b4

Shades

Color #b49b97 mixed toward black.

#9d7c77

#80615c

#604945

#40312e

#201817

Tints

Color #b49b97 mixed toward white.

#c0aca8

#cdbcba

#d9cdcb

#e6dedc

#f2eeee

Tones

Color #b49b97 mixed toward gray.

#b29d99

#af9f9c

#ada09e

#aaa2a1

#a8a4a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaa98 · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#abad98 · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#b39999 · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b49b97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b49b97]

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Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#b49b97 (#b49b97) is rgb(180, 155, 151) in RGB.

No, #b49b97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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