#b8493d

Color #b8493d

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 10.16 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b8493d

RGB

rgb(184, 73, 61)

HSL

hsl(5.9, 50.2%, 48%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.9, 66.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 66.8%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(46.04, 44.15, 30.2)

LCH

lch(46.04, 53.49, 34.37)

OKLCH

oklch(55.2%, 0.1464, 28.82)

HWB

hwb(5.9, 23.9%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3dacb8

Analogous

#b83d6e

#b8493d

#b8863d

Triadic

#b8493d

#3db849

#493db8

Split-complementary

#b8493d

#3db886

#3d6eb8

Tetradic

#b8493d

#acb83d

#3dacb8

#493db8

Square

#b8493d

#6eb83d

#3dacb8

#863db8

Shades

Color #b8493d mixed toward black.

#993d33

#7b3129

#5c251e

#3d1814

#1f0c0a

Tints

Color #b8493d mixed toward white.

#c86459

#d3837a

#dea29b

#e9c1bd

#f4e0de

Tones

Color #b8493d mixed toward gray.

#ae5147

#a35951

#99625c

#8f6a66

#857270

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.06:1

White text reads better on this background (5.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#959440 · ΔE 41.7

Deuteranopia

#9aa141 · ΔE 46.2

Tritanopia

#b44343 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 25.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8493d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8493d]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#b8493d (#b8493d) is rgb(184, 73, 61) in RGB.

No, #b8493d 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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