#b99998

Color #b99998

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 6.04 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b99998

RGB

rgb(185, 153, 152)

HSL

hsl(1.8, 19.1%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(1.8, 17.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 17.8%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(66.03, 11.72, 4.99)

LCH

lch(66.03, 12.74, 23.06)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.0383, 20.14)

HWB

hwb(1.8, 59.6%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98b8b9

Analogous

#b998a8

#b99998

#b9aa98

Triadic

#b99998

#98b999

#9998b9

Split-complementary

#b99998

#98b9aa

#98a8b9

Tetradic

#b99998

#b8b998

#98b8b9

#9998b9

Square

#b99998

#a8b998

#98b8b9

#aa98b9

Shades

Color #b99998 mixed toward black.

#a27877

#865c5b

#644544

#432e2d

#211717

Tints

Color #b99998 mixed toward white.

#c5aaa9

#d0bbba

#dccccc

#e8dddd

#f3eeee

Tones

Color #b99998 mixed toward gray.

#b69c9b

#b49e9e

#b1a1a0

#aea3a3

#aba6a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acac98 · ΔE 20.1

Deuteranopia

#aeb098 · ΔE 22.3

Tritanopia

#b89898 · ΔE 0.5

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: #b99998;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b99998]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b99998 (#b99998) is rgb(185, 153, 152) in RGB.

No, #b99998 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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