#9b5e5a

Color #9b5e5a

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 19.58 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 14.3

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Conversions

HEX

#9b5e5a

RGB

rgb(155, 94, 90)

HSL

hsl(3.7, 26.5%, 48%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.7, 41.9%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 39.4%, 41.9%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(46.6, 24.41, 12.89)

LCH

lch(46.6, 27.6, 27.84)

OKLCH

oklch(54.9%, 0.0806, 24.09)

HWB

hwb(3.7, 35.3%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5a979b

Analogous

#9b5a76

#9b5e5a

#9b7e5a

Triadic

#9b5e5a

#5a9b5e

#5e5a9b

Split-complementary

#9b5e5a

#5a9b7e

#5a769b

Tetradic

#9b5e5a

#979b5a

#5a979b

#5e5a9b

Square

#9b5e5a

#769b5a

#5a979b

#7e5a9b

Shades

Color #9b5e5a mixed toward black.

#814e4b

#673f3c

#4d2f2d

#341f1e

#1a100f

Tints

Color #9b5e5a mixed toward white.

#ae7773

#be928f

#ceadab

#dfc9c7

#efe4e3

Tones

Color #9b5e5a mixed toward gray.

#95635f

#906765

#8b6c6a

#857170

#807675

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.14:1

White text reads better on this background (5.07:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#85845b · ΔE 29.9

Deuteranopia

#888c5b · ΔE 33

Tritanopia

#995c5c · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 20.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #9b5e5a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9b5e5a]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#9b5e5a (#9b5e5a) is rgb(155, 94, 90) in RGB.

No, #9b5e5a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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