#cb8579

Color #cb8579

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 12.89 Nearest Tailwind class red-400 #ff6467 · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#cb8579

RGB

rgb(203, 133, 121)

HSL

hsl(8.8, 44.1%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.8, 40.4%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 34.5%, 40.4%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(62.38, 25.46, 17.57)

LCH

lch(62.38, 30.93, 34.61)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.0889, 30.2)

HWB

hwb(8.8, 47.5%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79bfcb

Analogous

#cb7996

#cb8579

#cbae79

Triadic

#cb8579

#79cb85

#8579cb

Split-complementary

#cb8579

#79cbae

#7996cb

Tetradic

#cb8579

#bfcb79

#79bfcb

#8579cb

Square

#cb8579

#96cb79

#79bfcb

#ae79cb

Shades

Color #cb8579 mixed toward black.

#bc6252

#9c4a3c

#75382d

#4e251e

#27130f

Tints

Color #cb8579 mixed toward white.

#d4998f

#dcaea6

#e5c2bc

#eed6d2

#f6ebe9

Tones

Color #cb8579 mixed toward gray.

#c48a80

#bd8f87

#b6938d

#b09894

#a99d9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b17c · ΔE 30.1

Deuteranopia

#b5ba7d · ΔE 32.9

Tritanopia

#c87e7f · ΔE 5.2

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 21

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cb8579;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cb8579]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#cb8579 (#cb8579) is rgb(203, 133, 121) in RGB.

No, #cb8579 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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