#b59d96

Color #b59d96

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.82 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b59d96

RGB

rgb(181, 157, 150)

HSL

hsl(13.5, 17.3%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(13.5, 17.1%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.3%, 17.1%, 29%)

LAB

lab(66.63, 7.67, 6.91)

LCH

lch(66.63, 10.32, 42.02)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0303, 36.95)

HWB

hwb(13.5, 58.8%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96aeb5

Analogous

#b5969f

#b59d96

#b5ac96

Triadic

#b59d96

#96b59d

#9d96b5

Split-complementary

#b59d96

#96b5ac

#969fb5

Tetradic

#b59d96

#aeb596

#96aeb5

#9d96b5

Square

#b59d96

#9fb596

#96aeb5

#ac96b5

Shades

Color #b59d96 mixed toward black.

#9e7f76

#81645b

#614b44

#41322e

#201917

Tints

Color #b59d96 mixed toward white.

#c1ada8

#cebeb9

#dacecb

#e6dedc

#f3efee

Tones

Color #b59d96 mixed toward gray.

#b29e99

#b0a09b

#ada19e

#aba3a0

#a8a4a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abab98 · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#adae98 · ΔE 16.5

Tritanopia

#b49999 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 10.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b59d96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59d96]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#b59d96 (#b59d96) is rgb(181, 157, 150) in RGB.

No, #b59d96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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