#cd8a79

Color #cd8a79

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 11.2 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 12.1

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Conversions

HEX

#cd8a79

RGB

rgb(205, 138, 121)

HSL

hsl(12.1, 45.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12.1, 41%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.7%, 41%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(63.79, 23.52, 19.53)

LCH

lch(63.79, 30.57, 39.7)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0864, 34.87)

HWB

hwb(12.1, 47.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79bccd

Analogous

#cd7992

#cd8a79

#cdb479

Triadic

#cd8a79

#79cd8a

#8a79cd

Split-complementary

#cd8a79

#79cdb4

#7992cd

Tetradic

#cd8a79

#bccd79

#79bccd

#8a79cd

Square

#cd8a79

#92cd79

#79bccd

#b479cd

Shades

Color #cd8a79 mixed toward black.

#be6751

#9e4f3b

#773b2c

#4f281d

#28140f

Tints

Color #cd8a79 mixed toward white.

#d59d8f

#deb1a6

#e6c4bc

#eed8d2

#f7ebe9

Tones

Color #cd8a79 mixed toward gray.

#c68e80

#bf9287

#b8968e

#b19b95

#aa9f9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b37d · ΔE 28.1

Deuteranopia

#b8bc7e · ΔE 30.8

Tritanopia

#ca8181 · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cd8a79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd8a79]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Tomato #ff6347

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#cd8a79 (#cd8a79) is rgb(205, 138, 121) in RGB.

No, #cd8a79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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