#b38474

Color #b38474

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.14 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 13.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b38474

RGB

rgb(179, 132, 116)

HSL

hsl(15.2, 29.3%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15.2, 35.2%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.3%, 35.2%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(59.3, 15.86, 15.72)

LCH

lch(59.3, 22.33, 44.75)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.0629, 39.58)

HWB

hwb(15.2, 45.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#74a3b3

Analogous

#b37483

#b38474

#b3a374

Triadic

#b38474

#74b384

#8474b3

Split-complementary

#b38474

#74b3a3

#7483b3

Tetradic

#b38474

#a3b374

#74a3b3

#8474b3

Square

#b38474

#83b374

#74a3b3

#a374b3

Shades

Color #b38474 mixed toward black.

#9f6957

#7f5445

#5f3f34

#402a23

#201511

Tints

Color #b38474 mixed toward white.

#c0988b

#ccada2

#d9c1b9

#e6d6d1

#f2eae8

Tones

Color #b38474 mixed toward gray.

#ae8679

#a8897e

#a38c84

#9e8e89

#99918e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a078 · ΔE 23.4

Deuteranopia

#a3a779 · ΔE 25.9

Tritanopia

#b17b7c · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b38474;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b38474]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#b38474 (#b38474) is rgb(179, 132, 116) in RGB.

No, #b38474 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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