#b79e9d

Color #b79e9d

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.18 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b79e9d

RGB

rgb(183, 158, 157)

HSL

hsl(2.3, 15.3%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(2.3, 14.2%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 14.2%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(67.24, 9.02, 3.92)

LCH

lch(67.24, 9.83, 23.49)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0297, 20.51)

HWB

hwb(2.3, 61.6%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9db6b7

Analogous

#b79da9

#b79e9d

#b7ab9d

Triadic

#b79e9d

#9db79e

#9e9db7

Split-complementary

#b79e9d

#9db7ab

#9da9b7

Tetradic

#b79e9d

#b6b79d

#9db6b7

#9e9db7

Square

#b79e9d

#a9b79d

#9db6b7

#ab9db7

Shades

Color #b79e9d mixed toward black.

#9f7e7c

#836160

#624948

#413130

#211818

Tints

Color #b79e9d mixed toward white.

#c3aead

#cfbebe

#dbcfce

#e7dfde

#f3efef

Tones

Color #b79e9d mixed toward gray.

#b5a09f

#b3a2a1

#b1a4a4

#aea6a6

#aca8a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adad9d · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#aeb09d · ΔE 18.4

Tritanopia

#b69d9d · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 10.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b79e9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b79e9d]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b79e9d (#b79e9d) is rgb(183, 158, 157) in RGB.

No, #b79e9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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