#bb8d8a

Color #bb8d8a

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 1.92 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 12.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8d8a

RGB

rgb(187, 141, 138)

HSL

hsl(3.7, 26.5%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.7, 26.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(62.89, 17, 8.39)

LCH

lch(62.89, 18.96, 26.27)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0565, 22.93)

HWB

hwb(3.7, 54.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ab8bb

Analogous

#bb8a9f

#bb8d8a

#bba58a

Triadic

#bb8d8a

#8abb8d

#8d8abb

Split-complementary

#bb8d8a

#8abba5

#8a9fbb

Tetradic

#bb8d8a

#b8bb8a

#8ab8bb

#8d8abb

Square

#bb8d8a

#9fbb8a

#8ab8bb

#a58abb

Shades

Color #bb8d8a mixed toward black.

#a76c68

#895350

#673e3c

#442a28

#221514

Tints

Color #bb8d8a mixed toward white.

#c6a09d

#d2b3b1

#ddc6c4

#e8d9d8

#f4eceb

Tones

Color #bb8d8a mixed toward gray.

#b7918e

#b39492

#af9896

#ab9b9a

#a79f9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a98b · ΔE 26.1

Deuteranopia

#acaf8b · ΔE 28.4

Tritanopia

#b98b8b · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 16.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8d8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8d8a]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#bb8d8a (#bb8d8a) is rgb(187, 141, 138) in RGB.

No, #bb8d8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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