#bb8797

Color #bb8797

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.14 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8797

RGB

rgb(187, 135, 151)

HSL

hsl(341.5, 27.7%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(341.5, 27.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.8%, 19.3%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(61.77, 22.31, -0.61)

LCH

lch(61.77, 22.32, 358.43)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.0669, 358.89)

HWB

hwb(341.5, 52.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87bbab

Analogous

#bb87b1

#bb8797

#bb9187

Triadic

#bb8797

#97bb87

#8797bb

Split-complementary

#bb8797

#87bb91

#87b1bb

Tetradic

#bb8797

#bbab87

#87bbab

#8797bb

Square

#bb8797

#b1bb87

#87bbab

#9187bb

Shades

Color #bb8797 mixed toward black.

#a86579

#894e60

#673a48

#442730

#221318

Tints

Color #bb8797 mixed toward white.

#c69ba8

#d2afba

#ddc3cb

#e8d7dc

#f4ebee

Tones

Color #bb8797 mixed toward gray.

#b78b99

#b2909a

#ae949c

#aa989e

#a59d9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a793 · ΔE 29

Deuteranopia

#aaad92 · ΔE 32.5

Tritanopia

#b99090 · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 18.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8797;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8797]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#bb8797 (#bb8797) is rgb(187, 135, 151) in RGB.

No, #bb8797 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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