#b48e8e

Color #b48e8e

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 3.09 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#b48e8e

RGB

rgb(180, 142, 142)

HSL

hsl(0, 20.2%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 21.1%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.1%, 21.1%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(62.51, 14.35, 5.49)

LCH

lch(62.51, 15.36, 20.94)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0463, 18.4)

HWB

hwb(0, 55.7%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8eb4b4

Analogous

#b48ea1

#b48e8e

#b4a18e

Triadic

#b48e8e

#8eb48e

#8e8eb4

Split-complementary

#b48e8e

#8eb4a1

#8ea1b4

Tetradic

#b48e8e

#b4b48e

#8eb4b4

#8e8eb4

Square

#b48e8e

#a1b48e

#8eb4b4

#a18eb4

Shades

Color #b48e8e mixed toward black.

#9f6e6e

#815656

#614040

#402b2b

#201515

Tints

Color #b48e8e mixed toward white.

#c0a1a1

#cdb4b4

#d9c6c6

#e6d9d9

#f2ecec

Tones

Color #b48e8e mixed toward gray.

#b19191

#ae9494

#aa9797

#a79b9b

#a49e9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a58e · ΔE 23.3

Deuteranopia

#a7aa8e · ΔE 26

Tritanopia

#b28e8e · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 14.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b48e8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b48e8e]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b48e8e (#b48e8e) is rgb(180, 142, 142) in RGB.

No, #b48e8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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