#a48279

Color #a48279

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.87 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a48279

RGB

rgb(164, 130, 121)

HSL

hsl(12.6, 19.1%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12.6, 26.2%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.7%, 26.2%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(57.31, 11.66, 9.84)

LCH

lch(57.31, 15.26, 40.16)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.0443, 35.27)

HWB

hwb(12.6, 47.5%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#799ba4

Analogous

#a47986

#a48279

#a49879

Triadic

#a48279

#79a482

#8279a4

Split-complementary

#a48279

#79a498

#7986a4

Tetradic

#a48279

#9ba479

#799ba4

#8279a4

Square

#a48279

#86a479

#799ba4

#9879a4

Shades

Color #a48279 mixed toward black.

#8d6a60

#71554d

#553f3a

#392a26

#1c1513

Tints

Color #a48279 mixed toward white.

#b3978f

#c2aca6

#d2c1bc

#e1d5d2

#f0eae9

Tones

Color #a48279 mixed toward gray.

#a0847d

#9d8680

#998884

#968a87

#928c8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#96967b · ΔE 20.7

Deuteranopia

#989b7c · ΔE 23

Tritanopia

#a37d7d · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a48279;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a48279]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Tomato #ff6347

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#a48279 (#a48279) is rgb(164, 130, 121) in RGB.

No, #a48279 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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