#b49f99

Color #b49f99

A muted light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.19 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b49f99

RGB

rgb(180, 159, 153)

HSL

hsl(13.3, 15.3%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(13.3, 15%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 15%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(67.13, 6.68, 5.95)

LCH

lch(67.13, 8.95, 41.69)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0264, 36.52)

HWB

hwb(13.3, 60%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99aeb4

Analogous

#b499a1

#b49f99

#b4ad99

Triadic

#b49f99

#99b49f

#9f99b4

Split-complementary

#b49f99

#99b4ad

#99a1b4

Tetradic

#b49f99

#aeb499

#99aeb4

#9f99b4

Square

#b49f99

#a1b499

#99aeb4

#ad99b4

Shades

Color #b49f99 mixed toward black.

#9d8179

#80665e

#604c47

#40332f

#201918

Tints

Color #b49f99 mixed toward white.

#c1afaa

#cdbfbb

#dacfcc

#e6dfdd

#f3efee

Tones

Color #b49f99 mixed toward gray.

#b2a09b

#b0a19d

#ada3a0

#aba4a2

#a9a5a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abab9a · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#adae9b · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#b39c9c · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 9.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b49f99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b49f99]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#b49f99 (#b49f99) is rgb(180, 159, 153) in RGB.

No, #b49f99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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