#b78f8b

Color #b78f8b

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 2.91 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#b78f8b

RGB

rgb(183, 143, 139)

HSL

hsl(5.5, 23.4%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.5, 24%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.9%, 24%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(62.99, 14.49, 7.92)

LCH

lch(62.99, 16.51, 28.66)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0491, 25.05)

HWB

hwb(5.5, 54.5%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8bb3b7

Analogous

#b78b9d

#b78f8b

#b7a58b

Triadic

#b78f8b

#8bb78f

#8f8bb7

Split-complementary

#b78f8b

#8bb7a5

#8b9db7

Tetradic

#b78f8b

#b3b78b

#8bb3b7

#8f8bb7

Square

#b78f8b

#9db78b

#8bb3b7

#a58bb7

Shades

Color #b78f8b mixed toward black.

#a26f6a

#845752

#63413e

#422b29

#211615

Tints

Color #b78f8b mixed toward white.

#c3a29e

#cfb4b2

#dbc7c5

#e7dad8

#f3ecec

Tones

Color #b78f8b mixed toward gray.

#b3928f

#b09592

#ac9896

#a89b9a

#a59e9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a78c · ΔE 23.7

Deuteranopia

#a9ac8c · ΔE 26.1

Tritanopia

#b58d8d · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 15.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b78f8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b78f8b]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#b78f8b (#b78f8b) is rgb(183, 143, 139) in RGB.

No, #b78f8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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