#b59c9b

Color #b59c9b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.89 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b59c9b

RGB

rgb(181, 156, 155)

HSL

hsl(2.3, 14.9%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(2.3, 14.4%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 14.4%, 29%)

LAB

lab(66.5, 9.04, 3.93)

LCH

lch(66.5, 9.86, 23.5)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0297, 20.69)

HWB

hwb(2.3, 60.8%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bb4b5

Analogous

#b59ba7

#b59c9b

#b5a99b

Triadic

#b59c9b

#9bb59c

#9c9bb5

Split-complementary

#b59c9b

#9bb5a9

#9ba7b5

Tetradic

#b59c9b

#b4b59b

#9bb4b5

#9c9bb5

Square

#b59c9b

#a7b59b

#9bb4b5

#a99bb5

Shades

Color #b59c9b mixed toward black.

#9d7c7b

#81615f

#614848

#403030

#201818

Tints

Color #b59c9b mixed toward white.

#c1adac

#cebdbc

#dacecd

#e6dede

#f3efee

Tones

Color #b59c9b mixed toward gray.

#b39e9d

#b1a09f

#afa2a2

#aca4a4

#aaa6a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abab9b · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#acae9b · ΔE 18.4

Tritanopia

#b49b9b · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 10.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b59c9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59c9b]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b59c9b (#b59c9b) is rgb(181, 156, 155) in RGB.

No, #b59c9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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