#bb8a9e

Color #bb8a9e

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.99 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8a9e

RGB

rgb(187, 138, 158)

HSL

hsl(335.5, 26.5%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(335.5, 26.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.2%, 15.5%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(62.69, 21.77, -3.25)

LCH

lch(62.69, 22.01, 351.51)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0651, 352.68)

HWB

hwb(335.5, 54.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8abba7

Analogous

#bb8ab6

#bb8a9e

#bb8e8a

Triadic

#bb8a9e

#9ebb8a

#8a9ebb

Split-complementary

#bb8a9e

#8abb8e

#8ab6bb

Tetradic

#bb8a9e

#bba78a

#8abba7

#8a9ebb

Square

#bb8a9e

#b6bb8a

#8abba7

#8e8abb

Shades

Color #bb8a9e mixed toward black.

#a76882

#895067

#673c4d

#442834

#22141a

Tints

Color #bb8a9e mixed toward white.

#c69dae

#d2b1be

#ddc4ce

#e8d8df

#f4ebef

Tones

Color #bb8a9e mixed toward gray.

#b78e9f

#b3929f

#af96a0

#ab9aa1

#a79ea2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a899 · ΔE 27.3

Deuteranopia

#abae98 · ΔE 31.4

Tritanopia

#b99695 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8a9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8a9e]

Related colors

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Deep Pink #ff1493

Crimson #dc143c

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Frequently asked questions

#bb8a9e (#bb8a9e) is rgb(187, 138, 158) in RGB.

No, #bb8a9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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