#b18181

Color #b18181

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 5.25 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 14.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b18181

RGB

rgb(177, 129, 129)

HSL

hsl(0, 23.5%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 27.1%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.1%, 27.1%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(58.63, 18.52, 7.32)

LCH

lch(58.63, 19.91, 21.57)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.0597, 18.77)

HWB

hwb(0, 50.6%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#81b1b1

Analogous

#b18199

#b18181

#b19981

Triadic

#b18181

#81b181

#8181b1

Split-complementary

#b18181

#81b199

#8199b1

Tetradic

#b18181

#b1b181

#81b1b1

#8181b1

Square

#b18181

#99b181

#81b1b1

#9981b1

Shades

Color #b18181 mixed toward black.

#9d6262

#7e4e4e

#5e3b3b

#3f2727

#1f1414

Tints

Color #b18181 mixed toward white.

#be9696

#cbabab

#d8c0c0

#e5d5d5

#f2eaea

Tones

Color #b18181 mixed toward gray.

#ad8585

#a98989

#a58d8d

#a19191

#9d9595

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.33:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9e81 · ΔE 26.9

Deuteranopia

#a1a481 · ΔE 29.7

Tritanopia

#af8181 · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b18181;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b18181]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b18181 (#b18181) is rgb(177, 129, 129) in RGB.

No, #b18181 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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