#b99399

Color #b99399

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 4.79 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b99399

RGB

rgb(185, 147, 153)

HSL

hsl(350.5, 21.3%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(350.5, 20.5%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.5%, 17.3%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(64.55, 15.2, 2.28)

LCH

lch(64.55, 15.37, 8.53)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.0464, 7.68)

HWB

hwb(350.5, 57.6%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#93b9b3

Analogous

#b993ac

#b99399

#b9a093

Triadic

#b99399

#99b993

#9399b9

Split-complementary

#b99399

#93b9a0

#93acb9

Tetradic

#b99399

#b9b393

#93b9b3

#9399b9

Square

#b99399

#acb993

#93b9b3

#a093b9

Shades

Color #b99399 mixed toward black.

#a37179

#86575f

#654147

#432c2f

#221618

Tints

Color #b99399 mixed toward white.

#c5a5aa

#d0b7bb

#dcc9cc

#e8dbdd

#f3edee

Tones

Color #b99399 mixed toward gray.

#b6969b

#b3999d

#af9da0

#aca0a2

#a9a3a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaa98 · ΔE 23.1

Deuteranopia

#acaf97 · ΔE 26.6

Tritanopia

#b79696 · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b99399;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b99399]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b99399 (#b99399) is rgb(185, 147, 153) in RGB.

No, #b99399 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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