#b59494

Color #b59494

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 5.11 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b59494

RGB

rgb(181, 148, 148)

HSL

hsl(0, 18.2%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 18.2%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.2%, 18.2%, 29%)

LAB

lab(64.28, 12.33, 4.66)

LCH

lch(64.28, 13.18, 20.7)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0398, 18.16)

HWB

hwb(0, 58%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#94b5b5

Analogous

#b594a4

#b59494

#b5a494

Triadic

#b59494

#94b594

#9494b5

Split-complementary

#b59494

#94b5a4

#94a4b5

Tetradic

#b59494

#b5b594

#94b5b5

#9494b5

Square

#b59494

#a4b594

#94b5b5

#a494b5

Shades

Color #b59494 mixed toward black.

#9f7474

#825a5a

#614343

#412d2d

#201616

Tints

Color #b59494 mixed toward white.

#c1a6a6

#ceb8b8

#dac9c9

#e6dbdb

#f3eded

Tones

Color #b59494 mixed toward gray.

#b29797

#af9999

#ad9c9c

#aa9f9f

#a7a2a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a794 · ΔE 20

Deuteranopia

#aaac94 · ΔE 23.1

Tritanopia

#b49494 · ΔE 0.3

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 13.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b59494;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59494]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b59494 (#b59494) is rgb(181, 148, 148) in RGB.

No, #b59494 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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