#9e7972

Color #9e7972

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.48 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#9e7972

RGB

rgb(158, 121, 114)

HSL

hsl(9.5, 18.5%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(9.5, 27.8%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.4%, 27.8%, 38%)

LAB

lab(54.2, 13.35, 9.4)

LCH

lch(54.2, 16.33, 35.15)

OKLCH

oklch(61%, 0.0478, 30.7)

HWB

hwb(9.5, 44.7%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#72979e

Analogous

#9e7281

#9e7972

#9e8f72

Triadic

#9e7972

#729e79

#79729e

Split-complementary

#9e7972

#729e8f

#72819e

Tetradic

#9e7972

#979e72

#72979e

#79729e

Square

#9e7972

#819e72

#72979e

#8f729e

Shades

Color #9e7972 mixed toward black.

#86635c

#6b4f4a

#513b37

#362825

#1b1412

Tints

Color #9e7972 mixed toward white.

#ae8f89

#bea6a1

#cebcb8

#dfd2d0

#efe9e7

Tones

Color #9e7972 mixed toward gray.

#9a7b76

#977e79

#93807d

#8f8381

#8c8584

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8f74 · ΔE 22.5

Deuteranopia

#929474 · ΔE 24.5

Tritanopia

#9c7575 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9e7972;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9e7972]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#9e7972 (#9e7972) is rgb(158, 121, 114) in RGB.

No, #9e7972 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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