#b56c62

Color #b56c62

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 17.38 Nearest Tailwind class red-400 #ff6467 · ΔE 13.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b56c62

RGB

rgb(181, 108, 98)

HSL

hsl(7.2, 35.9%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.2, 45.9%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40.3%, 45.9%, 29%)

LAB

lab(53.42, 27.93, 18.06)

LCH

lch(53.42, 33.26, 32.89)

OKLCH

oklch(60.9%, 0.0952, 28.48)

HWB

hwb(7.2, 38.4%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#62abb5

Analogous

#b56282

#b56c62

#b59562

Triadic

#b56c62

#62b56c

#6c62b5

Split-complementary

#b56c62

#62b595

#6282b5

Tetradic

#b56c62

#abb562

#62abb5

#6c62b5

Square

#b56c62

#82b562

#62abb5

#9562b5

Shades

Color #b56c62 mixed toward black.

#9e554b

#7e443c

#5f332d

#3f221e

#20110f

Tints

Color #b56c62 mixed toward white.

#c1847c

#ce9d96

#dab5b1

#e6cecb

#f3e6e5

Tones

Color #b56c62 mixed toward gray.

#ae7169

#a77670

#a07c77

#99817e

#928685

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.29:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9a65 · ΔE 31.3

Deuteranopia

#9fa365 · ΔE 34.5

Tritanopia

#b26667 · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b56c62;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b56c62]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#b56c62 (#b56c62) is rgb(181, 108, 98) in RGB.

No, #b56c62 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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