#b49696

Color #b49696

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 6.42 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.2

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#b49696

RGB

rgb(180, 150, 150)

HSL

hsl(0, 16.7%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 16.7%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.7%, 16.7%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(64.74, 11.17, 4.19)

LCH

lch(64.74, 11.93, 20.56)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.036, 17.98)

HWB

hwb(0, 58.8%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96b4b4

Analogous

#b496a5

#b49696

#b4a596

Triadic

#b49696

#96b496

#9696b4

Split-complementary

#b49696

#96b4a5

#96a5b4

Tetradic

#b49696

#b4b496

#96b4b4

#9696b4

Square

#b49696

#a5b496

#96b4b4

#a596b4

Shades

Color #b49696 mixed toward black.

#9d7676

#805c5c

#604545

#402e2e

#201717

Tints

Color #b49696 mixed toward white.

#c1a7a7

#cdb9b9

#dacaca

#e6dcdc

#f3eded

Tones

Color #b49696 mixed toward gray.

#b29898

#af9b9b

#ad9d9d

#aaa0a0

#a7a2a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a896 · ΔE 19.2

Deuteranopia

#aaac96 · ΔE 21.5

Tritanopia

#b39696 · ΔE 0.3

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 12.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b49696;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b49696]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b49696 (#b49696) is rgb(180, 150, 150) in RGB.

No, #b49696 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #b49696, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast