#b79490

Color #b79490

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 4.63 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b79490

RGB

rgb(183, 148, 144)

HSL

hsl(6.2, 21.3%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.2, 21.3%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.1%, 21.3%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(64.37, 12.47, 7.07)

LCH

lch(64.37, 14.33, 29.55)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.0428, 25.79)

HWB

hwb(6.2, 56.5%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#90b3b7

Analogous

#b7909f

#b79490

#b7a790

Triadic

#b79490

#90b794

#9490b7

Split-complementary

#b79490

#90b7a7

#909fb7

Tetradic

#b79490

#b3b790

#90b3b7

#9490b7

Square

#b79490

#9fb790

#90b3b7

#a790b7

Shades

Color #b79490 mixed toward black.

#a2746f

#845b56

#634440

#422d2b

#211715

Tints

Color #b79490 mixed toward white.

#c3a6a2

#cfb8b5

#dbc9c7

#e7dbda

#f3edec

Tones

Color #b79490 mixed toward gray.

#b49793

#b09996

#ad9c9a

#aa9e9d

#a7a1a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a991 · ΔE 21.5

Deuteranopia

#abad91 · ΔE 23.4

Tritanopia

#b59292 · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b79490;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b79490]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#b79490 (#b79490) is rgb(183, 148, 144) in RGB.

No, #b79490 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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