#bb858f

Color #bb858f

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 6.84 Nearest Tailwind class rose-300 #ffa1ad · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bb858f

RGB

rgb(187, 133, 143)

HSL

hsl(348.9, 28.4%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348.9, 28.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.9%, 23.5%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(61.07, 22.19, 2.94)

LCH

lch(61.07, 22.38, 7.55)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.0676, 6.8)

HWB

hwb(348.9, 52.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#85bbb1

Analogous

#bb85aa

#bb858f

#bb9685

Triadic

#bb858f

#8fbb85

#858fbb

Split-complementary

#bb858f

#85bb96

#85aabb

Tetradic

#bb858f

#bbb185

#85bbb1

#858fbb

Square

#bb858f

#aabb85

#85bbb1

#9685bb

Shades

Color #bb858f mixed toward black.

#a8636f

#894c58

#673942

#44262c

#221316

Tints

Color #bb858f mixed toward white.

#c699a2

#d2aeb4

#ddc2c7

#e8d6da

#f4ebec

Tones

Color #bb858f mixed toward gray.

#b68992

#b28e95

#ad9297

#a9979a

#a49b9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a68d · ΔE 29.6

Deuteranopia

#a9ad8c · ΔE 33.1

Tritanopia

#b98b8a · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 18.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb858f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb858f]

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#bb858f (#bb858f) is rgb(187, 133, 143) in RGB.

No, #bb858f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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