#b97757

Color #b97757

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 14.75 Nearest Tailwind class amber-600 #e17100 · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b97757

RGB

rgb(185, 119, 87)

HSL

hsl(19.6, 41.2%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(19.6, 53%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 35.7%, 53%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(56.29, 22.4, 28.23)

LCH

lch(56.29, 36.04, 51.57)

OKLCH

oklch(63.1%, 0.0949, 46.41)

HWB

hwb(19.6, 34.1%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5799b9

Analogous

#b95768

#b97757

#b9a857

Triadic

#b97757

#57b977

#7757b9

Split-complementary

#b97757

#57b9a8

#5768b9

Tetradic

#b97757

#99b957

#5799b9

#7757b9

Square

#b97757

#68b957

#5799b9

#a857b9

Shades

Color #b97757 mixed toward black.

#a06143

#804e35

#603a28

#40271b

#20130d

Tints

Color #b97757 mixed toward white.

#c58e73

#d0a48f

#dcbbab

#e8d2c7

#f3e8e3

Tones

Color #b97757 mixed toward gray.

#b17a5f

#a97d67

#a07f6f

#988278

#908580

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a060 · ΔE 26.1

Deuteranopia

#a4a962 · ΔE 29.1

Tritanopia

#b66668 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b97757;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b97757]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#b97757 (#b97757) is rgb(185, 119, 87) in RGB.

No, #b97757 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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