#b29995

Color #b29995

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.66 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b29995

RGB

rgb(178, 153, 149)

HSL

hsl(8.3, 15.8%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.3, 16.3%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14%, 16.3%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(65.29, 8.58, 5.52)

LCH

lch(65.29, 10.2, 32.76)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.0304, 28.67)

HWB

hwb(8.3, 58.4%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95aeb2

Analogous

#b2959f

#b29995

#b2a795

Triadic

#b29995

#95b299

#9995b2

Split-complementary

#b29995

#95b2a7

#959fb2

Tetradic

#b29995

#aeb295

#95aeb2

#9995b2

Square

#b29995

#9fb295

#95aeb2

#a795b2

Shades

Color #b29995 mixed toward black.

#9b7b75

#7e615c

#5f4845

#3f302e

#201817

Tints

Color #b29995 mixed toward white.

#bfaaa7

#ccbbb8

#d8ccca

#e5dddc

#f2eeed

Tones

Color #b29995 mixed toward gray.

#b09b97

#ad9c9a

#ab9e9c

#a8a09f

#a6a2a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a896 · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#a9ab96 · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#b19797 · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b29995;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b29995]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#b29995 (#b29995) is rgb(178, 153, 149) in RGB.

No, #b29995 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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