#b26257

Color #b26257

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 14.11 Nearest Tailwind class rose-600 #ec003f · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b26257

RGB

rgb(178, 98, 87)

HSL

hsl(7.3, 37.1%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.3, 51.1%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 44.9%, 51.1%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(50.56, 31.1, 20.57)

LCH

lch(50.56, 37.29, 33.48)

OKLCH

oklch(58.6%, 0.1055, 28.9)

HWB

hwb(7.3, 34.1%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#57a7b2

Analogous

#b2577a

#b26257

#b29057

Triadic

#b26257

#57b262

#6257b2

Split-complementary

#b26257

#57b290

#577ab2

Tetradic

#b26257

#a7b257

#57a7b2

#6257b2

Square

#b26257

#7ab257

#57a7b2

#9057b2

Shades

Color #b26257 mixed toward black.

#974f46

#794038

#5b302a

#3d201c

#1e100e

Tints

Color #b26257 mixed toward white.

#bf7c73

#cc968f

#d9b1ab

#e5cbc7

#f2e5e3

Tones

Color #b26257 mixed toward gray.

#aa685f

#a36e66

#9b736e

#947975

#8c7f7d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#96955a · ΔE 33.3

Deuteranopia

#9a9f5a · ΔE 37

Tritanopia

#af5c5c · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 22.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b26257;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b26257]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#b26257 (#b26257) is rgb(178, 98, 87) in RGB.

No, #b26257 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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