#9f7c79

Color #9f7c79

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.25 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 11.2

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Conversions

HEX

#9f7c79

RGB

rgb(159, 124, 121)

HSL

hsl(4.7, 16.5%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.7, 23.9%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22%, 23.9%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(55.24, 13.09, 6.84)

LCH

lch(55.24, 14.77, 27.59)

OKLCH

oklch(61.9%, 0.044, 24.12)

HWB

hwb(4.7, 47.5%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#799c9f

Analogous

#9f7989

#9f7c79

#9f8f79

Triadic

#9f7c79

#799f7c

#7c799f

Split-complementary

#9f7c79

#799f8f

#79899f

Tetradic

#9f7c79

#9c9f79

#799c9f

#7c799f

Square

#9f7c79

#899f79

#799c9f

#8f799f

Shades

Color #9f7c79 mixed toward black.

#886461

#6d504e

#523c3a

#362827

#1b1413

Tints

Color #9f7c79 mixed toward white.

#af928f

#bfa8a6

#cfbdbc

#dfd3d2

#efe9e9

Tones

Color #9f7c79 mixed toward gray.

#9c7f7c

#99817f

#958483

#928786

#8f8989

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#91917a · ΔE 22

Deuteranopia

#93967a · ΔE 24.8

Tritanopia

#9d7a7a · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f7c79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f7c79]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#9f7c79 (#9f7c79) is rgb(159, 124, 121) in RGB.

No, #9f7c79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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