#b99991

Color #b99991

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.08 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b99991

RGB

rgb(185, 153, 145)

HSL

hsl(12, 22.2%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12, 21.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 21.6%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(65.86, 10.62, 8.66)

LCH

lch(65.86, 13.7, 39.2)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0401, 34.44)

HWB

hwb(12, 56.9%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91b1b9

Analogous

#b9919d

#b99991

#b9ad91

Triadic

#b99991

#91b999

#9991b9

Split-complementary

#b99991

#91b9ad

#919db9

Tetradic

#b99991

#b1b991

#91b1b9

#9991b9

Square

#b99991

#9db991

#91b1b9

#ad91b9

Shades

Color #b99991 mixed toward black.

#a47a6f

#865f56

#654840

#43302b

#221815

Tints

Color #b99991 mixed toward white.

#c5aaa3

#d0bbb6

#dcccc8

#e8ddda

#f3eeed

Tones

Color #b99991 mixed toward gray.

#b69b94

#b29d98

#af9f9b

#aca19e

#a8a3a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acac93 · ΔE 19.5

Deuteranopia

#aeb093 · ΔE 21.3

Tritanopia

#b89595 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b99991;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b99991]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#b99991 (#b99991) is rgb(185, 153, 145) in RGB.

No, #b99991 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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