#bb9175

Color #bb9175

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 13.93 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 12.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9175

RGB

rgb(187, 145, 117)

HSL

hsl(24, 34%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(24, 37.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.5%, 37.4%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(63.43, 11.99, 20.95)

LCH

lch(63.43, 24.14, 60.22)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0644, 55.05)

HWB

hwb(24, 45.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#759fbb

Analogous

#bb757c

#bb9175

#bbb475

Triadic

#bb9175

#75bb91

#9175bb

Split-complementary

#bb9175

#75bbb4

#757cbb

Tetradic

#bb9175

#9fbb75

#759fbb

#9175bb

Square

#bb9175

#7cbb75

#759fbb

#b475bb

Shades

Color #bb9175 mixed toward black.

#aa7654

#885e43

#664732

#442f21

#221811

Tints

Color #bb9175 mixed toward white.

#c6a38c

#d2b6a3

#ddc8ba

#e8dad1

#f4ede8

Tones

Color #bb9175 mixed toward gray.

#b5927b

#af9381

#a99486

#a4968c

#9e9792

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaa7d · ΔE 19.1

Deuteranopia

#adb07e · ΔE 20.6

Tritanopia

#b98283 · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9175;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9175]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#bb9175 (#bb9175) is rgb(187, 145, 117) in RGB.

No, #bb9175 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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