#b4978c

Color #b4978c

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.67 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b4978c

RGB

rgb(180, 151, 140)

HSL

hsl(16.5, 21.1%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(16.5, 22.2%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.1%, 22.2%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(64.75, 9.04, 9.82)

LCH

lch(64.75, 13.35, 47.37)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.0383, 41.93)

HWB

hwb(16.5, 54.9%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ca9b4

Analogous

#b48c95

#b4978c

#b4ab8c

Triadic

#b4978c

#8cb497

#978cb4

Split-complementary

#b4978c

#8cb4ab

#8c95b4

Tetradic

#b4978c

#a9b48c

#8ca9b4

#978cb4

Square

#b4978c

#95b48c

#8ca9b4

#ab8cb4

Shades

Color #b4978c mixed toward black.

#9f7a6c

#816054

#61483f

#41302a

#201815

Tints

Color #b4978c mixed toward white.

#c0a89f

#cdbab2

#d9cbc5

#e6dcd9

#f2eeec

Tones

Color #b4978c mixed toward gray.

#b1988f

#ad9a93

#aa9b96

#a79d99

#a39e9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a88f · ΔE 17.5

Deuteranopia

#aaac8f · ΔE 19.3

Tritanopia

#b39191 · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4978c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4978c]

Related colors

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#b4978c (#b4978c) is rgb(180, 151, 140) in RGB.

No, #b4978c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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