#b3938c

Color #b3938c

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 6.35 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b3938c

RGB

rgb(179, 147, 140)

HSL

hsl(10.8, 20.4%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.8, 21.8%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.9%, 21.8%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(63.63, 10.87, 8.21)

LCH

lch(63.63, 13.62, 37.06)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0401, 32.46)

HWB

hwb(10.8, 54.9%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cacb3

Analogous

#b38c98

#b3938c

#b3a68c

Triadic

#b3938c

#8cb393

#938cb3

Split-complementary

#b3938c

#8cb3a6

#8c98b3

Tetradic

#b3938c

#acb38c

#8cacb3

#938cb3

Square

#b3938c

#98b38c

#8cacb3

#a68cb3

Shades

Color #b3938c mixed toward black.

#9e756c

#805c55

#60453f

#402e2a

#201715

Tints

Color #b3938c mixed toward white.

#c0a59f

#ccb7b2

#d9c9c5

#e6dbd9

#f2edec

Tones

Color #b3938c mixed toward gray.

#b0958f

#ac9792

#a99996

#a69b99

#a39d9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a68e · ΔE 19.6

Deuteranopia

#a8aa8e · ΔE 21.6

Tritanopia

#b28f8f · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3938c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3938c]

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Coral #ff7f50

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Frequently asked questions

#b3938c (#b3938c) is rgb(179, 147, 140) in RGB.

No, #b3938c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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