#b9a09e

Color #b9a09e

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.52 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a09e

RGB

rgb(185, 160, 158)

HSL

hsl(4.4, 16.2%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.4, 14.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.5%, 14.6%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(67.97, 8.83, 4.43)

LCH

lch(67.97, 9.88, 26.64)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0297, 23.2)

HWB

hwb(4.4, 62%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eb7b9

Analogous

#b99eaa

#b9a09e

#b9ae9e

Triadic

#b9a09e

#9eb9a0

#a09eb9

Split-complementary

#b9a09e

#9eb9ae

#9eaab9

Tetradic

#b9a09e

#b7b99e

#9eb7b9

#a09eb9

Square

#b9a09e

#aab99e

#9eb7b9

#ae9eb9

Shades

Color #b9a09e mixed toward black.

#a1807d

#856360

#644a48

#423130

#211918

Tints

Color #b9a09e mixed toward white.

#c5b0ae

#d0c0be

#dcd0cf

#e8dfdf

#f3efef

Tones

Color #b9a09e mixed toward gray.

#b7a2a0

#b5a4a3

#b2a6a5

#b0a8a7

#aeaaa9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaf9e · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#b0b29f · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#b89f9f · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a09e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a09e]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#b9a09e (#b9a09e) is rgb(185, 160, 158) in RGB.

No, #b9a09e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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