#bd5e51

Color #bd5e51

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 8.7 Nearest Tailwind class red-500 #fb2c36 · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bd5e51

RGB

rgb(189, 94, 81)

HSL

hsl(7.2, 45%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.2, 57.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 57.1%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(51.18, 36.99, 25.17)

LCH

lch(51.18, 44.74, 34.23)

OKLCH

oklch(59.3%, 0.1249, 29.34)

HWB

hwb(7.2, 31.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#51b0bd

Analogous

#bd517a

#bd5e51

#bd9451

Triadic

#bd5e51

#51bd5e

#5e51bd

Split-complementary

#bd5e51

#51bd94

#517abd

Tetradic

#bd5e51

#b0bd51

#51b0bd

#5e51bd

Square

#bd5e51

#7abd51

#51b0bd

#9451bd

Shades

Color #bd5e51 mixed toward black.

#a34a3e

#823b31

#622c25

#411e19

#210f0c

Tints

Color #bd5e51 mixed toward white.

#c8796e

#d3948b

#deaea8

#e9c9c5

#f4e4e2

Tones

Color #bd5e51 mixed toward gray.

#b4655a

#ab6c63

#a2726c

#997975

#90807e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9c54 · ΔE 37.3

Deuteranopia

#a2a855 · ΔE 41.4

Tritanopia

#ba5757 · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 23.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bd5e51;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd5e51]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#bd5e51 (#bd5e51) is rgb(189, 94, 81) in RGB.

No, #bd5e51 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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