#b98777

Color #b98777

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.95 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 14

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Conversions

HEX

#b98777

RGB

rgb(185, 135, 119)

HSL

hsl(14.5, 32%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(14.5, 35.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27%, 35.7%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(60.76, 16.98, 16.14)

LCH

lch(60.76, 23.43, 43.55)

OKLCH

oklch(66.8%, 0.0662, 38.5)

HWB

hwb(14.5, 46.7%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#77a9b9

Analogous

#b97788

#b98777

#b9a877

Triadic

#b98777

#77b987

#8777b9

Split-complementary

#b98777

#77b9a8

#7788b9

Tetradic

#b98777

#a9b977

#77a9b9

#8777b9

Square

#b98777

#88b977

#77a9b9

#a877b9

Shades

Color #b98777 mixed toward black.

#a76a56

#865545

#643f34

#432a22

#211511

Tints

Color #b98777 mixed toward white.

#c59b8e

#d0afa4

#dcc3bb

#e8d7d2

#f3ebe8

Tones

Color #b98777 mixed toward gray.

#b38a7d

#ae8d82

#a88f87

#a3928d

#9d9592

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a57b · ΔE 24.2

Deuteranopia

#a8ac7c · ΔE 26.5

Tritanopia

#b77e7f · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 17.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b98777;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b98777]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#b98777 (#b98777) is rgb(185, 135, 119) in RGB.

No, #b98777 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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