#b99499

Color #b99499

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 4.76 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b99499

RGB

rgb(185, 148, 153)

HSL

hsl(351.9, 20.9%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(351.9, 20%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20%, 17.3%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(64.8, 14.65, 2.65)

LCH

lch(64.8, 14.89, 10.25)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.045, 9.21)

HWB

hwb(351.9, 58%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#94b9b4

Analogous

#b994ac

#b99499

#b9a294

Triadic

#b99499

#99b994

#9499b9

Split-complementary

#b99499

#94b9a2

#94acb9

Tetradic

#b99499

#b9b494

#94b9b4

#9499b9

Square

#b99499

#acb994

#94b9b4

#a294b9

Shades

Color #b99499 mixed toward black.

#a37279

#86585e

#654247

#432c2f

#221618

Tints

Color #b99499 mixed toward white.

#c5a6aa

#d0b8bb

#dccacc

#e8dbdd

#f3edee

Tones

Color #b99499 mixed toward gray.

#b6979b

#b39a9e

#b09da0

#ada0a2

#aaa3a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaa98 · ΔE 22.6

Deuteranopia

#acaf98 · ΔE 25.7

Tritanopia

#b79797 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 14.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b99499;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b99499]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b99499 (#b99499) is rgb(185, 148, 153) in RGB.

No, #b99499 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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