#bb5e85

Color #bb5e85

A moderately saturated medium pink.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 10.32 Nearest Tailwind class pink-500 #f6339a · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bb5e85

RGB

rgb(187, 94, 133)

HSL

hsl(334.8, 40.6%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(334.8, 49.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 49.7%, 28.9%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(52.14, 41.87, -4.31)

LCH

lch(52.14, 42.09, 354.12)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.1272, 355.13)

HWB

hwb(334.8, 36.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5ebb94

Analogous

#bb5eb4

#bb5e85

#bb655e

Triadic

#bb5e85

#85bb5e

#5e85bb

Split-complementary

#bb5e85

#5ebb65

#5eb4bb

Tetradic

#bb5e85

#bb945e

#5ebb94

#5e85bb

Square

#bb5e85

#b4bb5e

#5ebb94

#655ebb

Shades

Color #bb5e85 mixed toward black.

#a5466d

#843858

#632a42

#421c2c

#210e16

Tints

Color #bb5e85 mixed toward white.

#c67999

#d294ae

#ddafc2

#e8c9d6

#f4e4eb

Tones

Color #bb5e85 mixed toward gray.

#b36686

#ab6e88

#a47589

#9c7d8a

#94858b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9b7d · ΔE 38.5

Deuteranopia

#a0a67b · ΔE 44.8

Tritanopia

#b87675 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 24.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb5e85;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb5e85]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#bb5e85 (#bb5e85) is rgb(187, 94, 133) in RGB.

No, #bb5e85 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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