#b49d99

Color #b49d99

A muted light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.72 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b49d99

RGB

rgb(180, 157, 153)

HSL

hsl(8.9, 15.3%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.9, 15%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 15%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(66.61, 7.78, 5.2)

LCH

lch(66.61, 9.36, 33.76)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0279, 29.41)

HWB

hwb(8.9, 60%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99b0b4

Analogous

#b499a2

#b49d99

#b4ab99

Triadic

#b49d99

#99b49d

#9d99b4

Split-complementary

#b49d99

#99b4ab

#99a2b4

Tetradic

#b49d99

#b0b499

#99b0b4

#9d99b4

Square

#b49d99

#a2b499

#99b0b4

#ab99b4

Shades

Color #b49d99 mixed toward black.

#9d7e79

#80635e

#604a47

#40322f

#201918

Tints

Color #b49d99 mixed toward white.

#c1adaa

#cdbebb

#dacecc

#e6dedd

#f3efee

Tones

Color #b49d99 mixed toward gray.

#b29f9b

#b0a09d

#ada2a0

#aba3a2

#a9a5a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abaa9a · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#acae9a · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#b39b9b · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 9.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b49d99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b49d99]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#b49d99 (#b49d99) is rgb(180, 157, 153) in RGB.

No, #b49d99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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