#b78f8f

Color #b78f8f

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 2.14 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b78f8f

RGB

rgb(183, 143, 143)

HSL

hsl(0, 21.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 21.9%, 71.8%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(63.09, 15.1, 5.8)

LCH

lch(63.09, 16.18, 21.01)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0486, 18.47)

HWB

hwb(0, 56.1%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8fb7b7

Analogous

#b78fa3

#b78f8f

#b7a38f

Triadic

#b78f8f

#8fb78f

#8f8fb7

Split-complementary

#b78f8f

#8fb7a3

#8fa3b7

Tetradic

#b78f8f

#b7b78f

#8fb7b7

#8f8fb7

Square

#b78f8f

#a3b78f

#8fb7b7

#a38fb7

Shades

Color #b78f8f mixed toward black.

#a26e6e

#845555

#634040

#422b2b

#211515

Tints

Color #b78f8f mixed toward white.

#c3a2a2

#cfb4b4

#dbc7c7

#e7dada

#f3ecec

Tones

Color #b78f8f mixed toward gray.

#b49292

#b09696

#ad9999

#aa9c9c

#a6a0a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a78f · ΔE 24.1

Deuteranopia

#a9ac8f · ΔE 26.7

Tritanopia

#b58f8f · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b78f8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b78f8f]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b78f8f (#b78f8f) is rgb(183, 143, 143) in RGB.

No, #b78f8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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