#b9716f

Color #b9716f

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 15.41 Nearest Tailwind class red-400 #ff6467 · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b9716f

RGB

rgb(185, 113, 111)

HSL

hsl(1.6, 34.6%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(1.6, 40%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 38.9%, 40%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(55.35, 28.21, 13.23)

LCH

lch(55.35, 31.16, 25.13)

OKLCH

oklch(62.6%, 0.0917, 21.76)

HWB

hwb(1.6, 43.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6fb7b9

Analogous

#b96f92

#b9716f

#b9966f

Triadic

#b9716f

#6fb971

#716fb9

Split-complementary

#b9716f

#6fb996

#6f92b9

Tetradic

#b9716f

#b7b96f

#6fb7b9

#716fb9

Square

#b9716f

#92b96f

#6fb7b9

#966fb9

Shades

Color #b9716f mixed toward black.

#a65351

#854240

#643230

#422120

#211110

Tints

Color #b9716f mixed toward white.

#c58987

#d0a09f

#dcb8b7

#e8d0cf

#f3e7e7

Tones

Color #b9716f mixed toward gray.

#b37775

#ad7d7b

#a68281

#a08888

#9a8e8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9e6f · ΔE 32.2

Deuteranopia

#a3a870 · ΔE 35.7

Tritanopia

#b67070 · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 21.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9716f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9716f]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b9716f (#b9716f) is rgb(185, 113, 111) in RGB.

No, #b9716f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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