#dcb5ad

Color #dcb5ad

A moderately saturated light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 14.15 Nearest Tailwind class red-200 #ffc9c9 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#dcb5ad

RGB

rgb(220, 181, 173)

HSL

hsl(10.2, 40.2%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.2, 21.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.7%, 21.4%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(76.85, 12.83, 9.36)

LCH

lch(76.85, 15.88, 36.11)

OKLCH

oklch(80.5%, 0.0468, 31.55)

HWB

hwb(10.2, 67.8%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#add4dc

Analogous

#dcadbd

#dcb5ad

#dccdad

Triadic

#dcb5ad

#addcb5

#b5addc

Split-complementary

#dcb5ad

#addccd

#adbddc

Tetradic

#dcb5ad

#d4dcad

#add4dc

#b5addc

Square

#dcb5ad

#bddcad

#add4dc

#cdaddc

Shades

Color #dcb5ad mixed toward black.

#c88c7f

#b56251

#8a483b

#5c3027

#2e1814

Tints

Color #dcb5ad mixed toward white.

#e2c1bb

#e8cec8

#eedad6

#f3e6e4

#f9f3f1

Tones

Color #dcb5ad mixed toward gray.

#d8b8b1

#d4bab5

#d0bdb9

#ccbfbd

#c9c2c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ccccaf · ΔE 22

Deuteranopia

#cfd1af · ΔE 23.9

Tritanopia

#dab1b1 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 14.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #dcb5ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcb5ad]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#dcb5ad (#dcb5ad) is rgb(220, 181, 173) in RGB.

No, #dcb5ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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