#bb8c9b

Color #bb8c9b

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8c9b

RGB

rgb(187, 140, 155)

HSL

hsl(340.9, 25.7%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(340.9, 25.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.1%, 17.1%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(63.09, 20.17, -0.96)

LCH

lch(63.09, 20.19, 357.28)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.0603, 357.91)

HWB

hwb(340.9, 54.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cbbac

Analogous

#bb8cb2

#bb8c9b

#bb948c

Triadic

#bb8c9b

#9bbb8c

#8c9bbb

Split-complementary

#bb8c9b

#8cbb94

#8cb2bb

Tetradic

#bb8c9b

#bbac8c

#8cbbac

#8c9bbb

Square

#bb8c9b

#b2bb8c

#8cbbac

#948cbb

Shades

Color #bb8c9b mixed toward black.

#a76a7d

#895163

#673d4a

#442831

#221419

Tints

Color #bb8c9b mixed toward white.

#c69fac

#d2b2bc

#ddc5cd

#e8d9de

#f4ecee

Tones

Color #bb8c9b mixed toward gray.

#b7909c

#b3949e

#af989f

#ab9ca1

#a7a0a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a898 · ΔE 25.9

Deuteranopia

#abaf97 · ΔE 31.1

Tritanopia

#b99594 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8c9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8c9b]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

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Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#bb8c9b (#bb8c9b) is rgb(187, 140, 155) in RGB.

No, #bb8c9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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