#bb5b3e

Color #bb5b3e

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 9.5 Nearest Tailwind class orange-700 #ca3500 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#bb5b3e

RGB

rgb(187, 91, 62)

HSL

hsl(13.9, 50.2%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(13.9, 66.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 51.3%, 66.8%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(49.98, 36.44, 34.46)

LCH

lch(49.98, 50.15, 43.4)

OKLCH

oklch(58.3%, 0.1314, 37.52)

HWB

hwb(13.9, 24.3%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3e9ebb

Analogous

#bb3e5f

#bb5b3e

#bb993e

Triadic

#bb5b3e

#3ebb5b

#5b3ebb

Split-complementary

#bb5b3e

#3ebb99

#3e5fbb

Tetradic

#bb5b3e

#9ebb3e

#3e9ebb

#5b3ebb

Square

#bb5b3e

#5fbb3e

#3e9ebb

#993ebb

Shades

Color #bb5b3e mixed toward black.

#9c4c34

#7d3d29

#5d2d1f

#3e1e15

#1f0f0a

Tints

Color #bb5b3e mixed toward white.

#c9755c

#d4917c

#deac9d

#e9c8be

#f4e3de

Tones

Color #bb5b3e mixed toward gray.

#b06148

#a66653

#9c6c5d

#917168

#877772

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9a46 · ΔE 36.1

Deuteranopia

#a0a648 · ΔE 39.9

Tritanopia

#b84c4d · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 24.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb5b3e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb5b3e]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#bb5b3e (#bb5b3e) is rgb(187, 91, 62) in RGB.

No, #bb5b3e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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