#bb8e86

Color #bb8e86

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 4.44 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 12.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#bb8e86

RGB

rgb(187, 142, 134)

HSL

hsl(9.1, 28%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(9.1, 28.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.1%, 28.3%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(63.04, 15.88, 10.87)

LCH

lch(63.04, 19.24, 34.39)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0564, 30.02)

HWB

hwb(9.1, 52.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86b3bb

Analogous

#bb8698

#bb8e86

#bba886

Triadic

#bb8e86

#86bb8e

#8e86bb

Split-complementary

#bb8e86

#86bba8

#8698bb

Tetradic

#bb8e86

#b3bb86

#86b3bb

#8e86bb

Square

#bb8e86

#98bb86

#86b3bb

#a886bb

Shades

Color #bb8e86 mixed toward black.

#a86e64

#89564d

#67413a

#442b26

#221613

Tints

Color #bb8e86 mixed toward white.

#c6a19a

#d2b4ae

#ddc6c2

#e8d9d7

#f4eceb

Tones

Color #bb8e86 mixed toward gray.

#b6918a

#b2948f

#ae9793

#a99a98

#a59d9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a988 · ΔE 24.9

Deuteranopia

#acaf88 · ΔE 27

Tritanopia

#b98a8a · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 16.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8e86;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8e86]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#bb8e86 (#bb8e86) is rgb(187, 142, 134) in RGB.

No, #bb8e86 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #bb8e86, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast