#bb6a5e

Color #bb6a5e

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 13.9 Nearest Tailwind class red-400 #ff6467 · ΔE 12.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bb6a5e

RGB

rgb(187, 106, 94)

HSL

hsl(7.7, 40.6%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.7, 49.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 43.3%, 49.7%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(53.69, 30.99, 20.88)

LCH

lch(53.69, 37.37, 33.97)

OKLCH

oklch(61.3%, 0.1059, 29.4)

HWB

hwb(7.7, 36.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5eafbb

Analogous

#bb5e81

#bb6a5e

#bb985e

Triadic

#bb6a5e

#5ebb6a

#6a5ebb

Split-complementary

#bb6a5e

#5ebb98

#5e81bb

Tetradic

#bb6a5e

#afbb5e

#5eafbb

#6a5ebb

Square

#bb6a5e

#81bb5e

#5eafbb

#985ebb

Shades

Color #bb6a5e mixed toward black.

#a55246

#844138

#63312a

#42211c

#21100e

Tints

Color #bb6a5e mixed toward white.

#c68379

#d29c94

#ddb4af

#e8cdc9

#f4e6e4

Tones

Color #bb6a5e mixed toward gray.

#b37066

#ab756e

#a47b75

#9c817d

#948785

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9e61 · ΔE 33.7

Deuteranopia

#a3a862 · ΔE 36.9

Tritanopia

#b86364 · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 22.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb6a5e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb6a5e]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Frequently asked questions

#bb6a5e (#bb6a5e) is rgb(187, 106, 94) in RGB.

No, #bb6a5e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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