#b98c96

Color #b98c96

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 5.57 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b98c96

RGB

rgb(185, 140, 150)

HSL

hsl(346.7, 24.3%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(346.7, 24.3%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.3%, 18.9%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(62.74, 18.62, 1.35)

LCH

lch(62.74, 18.67, 4.15)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.0562, 3.88)

HWB

hwb(346.7, 54.9%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cb9af

Analogous

#b98cac

#b98c96

#b9988c

Triadic

#b98c96

#96b98c

#8c96b9

Split-complementary

#b98c96

#8cb998

#8cacb9

Tetradic

#b98c96

#b9af8c

#8cb9af

#8c96b9

Square

#b98c96

#acb98c

#8cb9af

#988cb9

Shades

Color #b98c96 mixed toward black.

#a46a77

#87525e

#653d46

#43292f

#221417

Tints

Color #b98c96 mixed toward white.

#c59fa7

#d0b2b9

#dcc5ca

#e8d9dc

#f3eced

Tones

Color #b98c96 mixed toward gray.

#b59098

#b1939a

#ae979c

#aa9b9e

#a69fa0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a794 · ΔE 26.1

Deuteranopia

#aaad93 · ΔE 29.8

Tritanopia

#b79291 · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b98c96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b98c96]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b98c96 (#b98c96) is rgb(185, 140, 150) in RGB.

No, #b98c96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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