#bb8e8e

Color #bb8e8e

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 0.38 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8e8e

RGB

rgb(187, 142, 142)

HSL

hsl(0, 24.9%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 24.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(63.23, 17.04, 6.62)

LCH

lch(63.23, 18.28, 21.23)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.0549, 18.6)

HWB

hwb(0, 55.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ebbbb

Analogous

#bb8ea4

#bb8e8e

#bba48e

Triadic

#bb8e8e

#8ebb8e

#8e8ebb

Split-complementary

#bb8e8e

#8ebba4

#8ea4bb

Tetradic

#bb8e8e

#bbbb8e

#8ebbbb

#8e8ebb

Square

#bb8e8e

#a4bb8e

#8ebbbb

#a48ebb

Shades

Color #bb8e8e mixed toward black.

#a66c6c

#895252

#673e3e

#442929

#221515

Tints

Color #bb8e8e mixed toward white.

#c6a1a1

#d2b4b4

#ddc6c6

#e8d9d9

#f4ecec

Tones

Color #bb8e8e mixed toward gray.

#b79292

#b49595

#b09999

#ac9d9d

#a8a1a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a98e · ΔE 26

Deuteranopia

#acaf8e · ΔE 28.6

Tritanopia

#b98e8e · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 16.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8e8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8e8e]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#bb8e8e (#bb8e8e) is rgb(187, 142, 142) in RGB.

No, #bb8e8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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