#bb8a8d

Color #bb8a8d

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 2.66 Nearest Tailwind class rose-300 #ffa1ad · ΔE 13.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8a8d

RGB

rgb(187, 138, 141)

HSL

hsl(356.3, 26.5%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(356.3, 26.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.2%, 24.6%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(62.23, 19.11, 5.75)

LCH

lch(62.23, 19.96, 16.75)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0601, 14.66)

HWB

hwb(356.3, 54.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8abbb8

Analogous

#bb8aa5

#bb8a8d

#bb9f8a

Triadic

#bb8a8d

#8dbb8a

#8a8dbb

Split-complementary

#bb8a8d

#8abb9f

#8aa5bb

Tetradic

#bb8a8d

#bbb88a

#8abbb8

#8a8dbb

Square

#bb8a8d

#a5bb8a

#8abbb8

#9f8abb

Shades

Color #bb8a8d mixed toward black.

#a7686c

#895053

#673c3e

#44282a

#221415

Tints

Color #bb8a8d mixed toward white.

#c69da0

#d2b1b3

#ddc4c6

#e8d8d9

#f4ebec

Tones

Color #bb8a8d mixed toward gray.

#b78e91

#b39294

#af9698

#ab9a9b

#a79e9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a88c · ΔE 27.8

Deuteranopia

#abae8c · ΔE 30.4

Tritanopia

#b98c8c · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 17.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8a8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8a8d]

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Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#bb8a8d (#bb8a8d) is rgb(187, 138, 141) in RGB.

No, #bb8a8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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