#b78a8a

Color #b78a8a

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 1.9 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b78a8a

RGB

rgb(183, 138, 138)

HSL

hsl(0, 23.8%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 24.6%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.6%, 24.6%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(61.72, 17.13, 6.68)

LCH

lch(61.72, 18.39, 21.3)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.0552, 18.6)

HWB

hwb(0, 54.1%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ab7b7

Analogous

#b78aa0

#b78a8a

#b7a08a

Triadic

#b78a8a

#8ab78a

#8a8ab7

Split-complementary

#b78a8a

#8ab7a0

#8aa0b7

Tetradic

#b78a8a

#b7b78a

#8ab7b7

#8a8ab7

Square

#b78a8a

#a0b78a

#8ab7b7

#a08ab7

Shades

Color #b78a8a mixed toward black.

#a36969

#845151

#633d3d

#422929

#211414

Tints

Color #b78a8a mixed toward white.

#c39d9d

#cfb1b1

#dbc4c4

#e7d8d8

#f3ebeb

Tones

Color #b78a8a mixed toward gray.

#b38e8e

#af9191

#ac9595

#a89999

#a49d9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a58a · ΔE 26.1

Deuteranopia

#a8ab8a · ΔE 28.7

Tritanopia

#b58a8a · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 16.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b78a8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b78a8a]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b78a8a (#b78a8a) is rgb(183, 138, 138) in RGB.

No, #b78a8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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