#9e6e66

Color #9e6e66

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 13.67 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#9e6e66

RGB

rgb(158, 110, 102)

HSL

hsl(8.6, 22.4%, 51%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.6, 35.4%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30.4%, 35.4%, 38%)

LAB

lab(51.13, 17.99, 12.11)

LCH

lch(51.13, 21.69, 33.95)

OKLCH

oklch(58.6%, 0.0629, 29.62)

HWB

hwb(8.6, 40%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#66969e

Analogous

#9e667a

#9e6e66

#9e8a66

Triadic

#9e6e66

#669e6e

#6e669e

Split-complementary

#9e6e66

#669e8a

#667a9e

Tetradic

#9e6e66

#969e66

#66969e

#6e669e

Square

#9e6e66

#7a9e66

#66969e

#8a669e

Shades

Color #9e6e66 mixed toward black.

#855b54

#6a4943

#503732

#352422

#1b1211

Tints

Color #9e6e66 mixed toward white.

#ae8680

#be9e99

#cfb7b3

#dfcfcc

#efe7e6

Tones

Color #9e6e66 mixed toward gray.

#99716b

#95756f

#907874

#8b7b79

#877f7d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.31:1

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

#8c8b68 · ΔE 25.9

Deuteranopia

#8e9268 · ΔE 28.8

Tritanopia

#9c6a6a · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e6e66;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e6e66]

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Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

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Frequently asked questions

#9e6e66 (#9e6e66) is rgb(158, 110, 102) in RGB.

No, #9e6e66 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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