#9e5142

Color #9e5142

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 12.4 Nearest Tailwind class orange-800 #9f2d00 · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#9e5142

RGB

rgb(158, 81, 66)

HSL

hsl(9.8, 41.1%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(9.8, 58.2%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 48.7%, 58.2%, 38%)

LAB

lab(43.58, 30.47, 23.3)

LCH

lch(43.58, 38.36, 37.4)

OKLCH

oklch(52.5%, 0.1056, 32.28)

HWB

hwb(9.8, 25.9%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#428f9e

Analogous

#9e4261

#9e5142

#9e7f42

Triadic

#9e5142

#429e51

#51429e

Split-complementary

#9e5142

#429e7f

#42619e

Tetradic

#9e5142

#8f9e42

#428f9e

#51429e

Square

#9e5142

#619e42

#428f9e

#7f429e

Shades

Color #9e5142 mixed toward black.

#844337

#69362c

#4f2821

#351b16

#1a0d0b

Tints

Color #9e5142 mixed toward white.

#b96757

#c78578

#d5a49a

#e3c2bc

#f1e1dd

Tones

Color #9e5142 mixed toward gray.

#96564a

#8f5b51

#876059

#7f6661

#786b68

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.71:1

White text reads better on this background (5.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#848346 · ΔE 32.6

Deuteranopia

#888c47 · ΔE 36

Tritanopia

#9b494a · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e5142;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e5142]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#9e5142 (#9e5142) is rgb(158, 81, 66) in RGB.

No, #9e5142 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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