#bb879d

Color #bb879d

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.25 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bb879d

RGB

rgb(187, 135, 157)

HSL

hsl(334.6, 27.7%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(334.6, 27.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.8%, 16%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(61.94, 23.28, -3.78)

LCH

lch(61.94, 23.58, 350.78)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.0698, 352.01)

HWB

hwb(334.6, 52.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87bba5

Analogous

#bb87b7

#bb879d

#bb8b87

Triadic

#bb879d

#9dbb87

#879dbb

Split-complementary

#bb879d

#87bb8b

#87b7bb

Tetradic

#bb879d

#bba587

#87bba5

#879dbb

Square

#bb879d

#b7bb87

#87bba5

#8b87bb

Shades

Color #bb879d mixed toward black.

#a86581

#894e67

#673a4d

#442733

#22131a

Tints

Color #bb879d mixed toward white.

#c69bad

#d2afbe

#ddc3ce

#e8d7de

#f4ebef

Tones

Color #bb879d mixed toward gray.

#b78b9e

#b2909e

#ae949f

#aa98a0

#a59da0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a798 · ΔE 28.1

Deuteranopia

#aaad97 · ΔE 32.3

Tritanopia

#b99493 · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 19.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb879d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb879d]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#bb879d (#bb879d) is rgb(187, 135, 157) in RGB.

No, #bb879d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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