#b98279

Color #b98279

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.43 Nearest Tailwind class red-400 #ff6467 · ΔE 14.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b98279

RGB

rgb(185, 130, 121)

HSL

hsl(8.4, 31.4%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.4, 34.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.7%, 34.6%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(59.58, 20.02, 13.37)

LCH

lch(59.58, 24.07, 33.74)

OKLCH

oklch(65.9%, 0.0699, 29.46)

HWB

hwb(8.4, 47.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79b0b9

Analogous

#b97990

#b98279

#b9a279

Triadic

#b98279

#79b982

#8279b9

Split-complementary

#b98279

#79b9a2

#7990b9

Tetradic

#b98279

#b0b979

#79b0b9

#8279b9

Square

#b98279

#90b979

#79b0b9

#a279b9

Shades

Color #b98279 mixed toward black.

#a86357

#864f46

#653b34

#432723

#221411

Tints

Color #b98279 mixed toward white.

#c5978f

#d0aca6

#dcc0bc

#e8d5d2

#f3eae9

Tones

Color #b98279 mixed toward gray.

#b4867e

#ae8a84

#a98d89

#a4918e

#9e9594

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a47b · ΔE 27.5

Deuteranopia

#a7ab7c · ΔE 29.6

Tritanopia

#b77d7d · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b98279;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b98279]

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Tomato #ff6347

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Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#b98279 (#b98279) is rgb(185, 130, 121) in RGB.

No, #b98279 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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