#b78c8f

Color #b78c8f

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 2.28 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b78c8f

RGB

rgb(183, 140, 143)

HSL

hsl(355.8, 23%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(355.8, 23.5%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.5%, 21.9%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(62.35, 16.77, 4.73)

LCH

lch(62.35, 17.42, 15.75)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0525, 13.88)

HWB

hwb(355.8, 54.9%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cb7b4

Analogous

#b78ca4

#b78c8f

#b79e8c

Triadic

#b78c8f

#8fb78c

#8c8fb7

Split-complementary

#b78c8f

#8cb79e

#8ca4b7

Tetradic

#b78c8f

#b7b48c

#8cb7b4

#8c8fb7

Square

#b78c8f

#a4b78c

#8cb7b4

#9e8cb7

Shades

Color #b78c8f mixed toward black.

#a26b6f

#845356

#633e41

#42292b

#211516

Tints

Color #b78c8f mixed toward white.

#c39fa2

#cfb2b4

#dbc5c7

#e7d9da

#f3ecec

Tones

Color #b78c8f mixed toward gray.

#b38f92

#b09395

#ac9798

#a99a9b

#a59e9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a68e · ΔE 25.6

Deuteranopia

#a9ac8e · ΔE 28.5

Tritanopia

#b58e8e · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 16.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b78c8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b78c8f]

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Frequently asked questions

#b78c8f (#b78c8f) is rgb(183, 140, 143) in RGB.

No, #b78c8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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