#b5817a

Color #b5817a

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.31 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 15.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b5817a

RGB

rgb(181, 129, 122)

HSL

hsl(7.1, 28.5%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.1, 32.6%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.7%, 32.6%, 29%)

LAB

lab(58.91, 19.12, 11.79)

LCH

lch(58.91, 22.46, 31.66)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.0658, 27.62)

HWB

hwb(7.1, 47.8%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7aaeb5

Analogous

#b57a90

#b5817a

#b59e7a

Triadic

#b5817a

#7ab581

#817ab5

Split-complementary

#b5817a

#7ab59e

#7a90b5

Tetradic

#b5817a

#aeb57a

#7aaeb5

#817ab5

Square

#b5817a

#90b57a

#7aaeb5

#9e7ab5

Shades

Color #b5817a mixed toward black.

#a2635a

#824f48

#613b36

#412824

#201412

Tints

Color #b5817a mixed toward white.

#c19690

#ceaba6

#dac0bc

#e6d5d3

#f3eae9

Tones

Color #b5817a mixed toward gray.

#b0857f

#ab8884

#a68c89

#a1908e

#9c9493

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.39:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a17c · ΔE 27.2

Deuteranopia

#a4a87c · ΔE 29.6

Tritanopia

#b37d7d · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5817a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5817a]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#b5817a (#b5817a) is rgb(181, 129, 122) in RGB.

No, #b5817a 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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