#bb959f

Color #bb959f

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 6.78 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bb959f

RGB

rgb(187, 149, 159)

HSL

hsl(344.2, 21.8%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(344.2, 20.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 15%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(65.41, 15.82, 0.18)

LCH

lch(65.41, 15.82, 0.65)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0474, 0.85)

HWB

hwb(344.2, 58.4%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95bbb1

Analogous

#bb95b2

#bb959f

#bb9e95

Triadic

#bb959f

#9fbb95

#959fbb

Split-complementary

#bb959f

#95bb9e

#95b2bb

Tetradic

#bb959f

#bbb195

#95bbb1

#959fbb

Square

#bb959f

#b2bb95

#95bbb1

#9e95bb

Shades

Color #bb959f mixed toward black.

#a57380

#885864

#66424b

#442c32

#221619

Tints

Color #bb959f mixed toward white.

#c6a7af

#d2b8bf

#ddcacf

#e8dcdf

#f4edef

Tones

Color #bb959f mixed toward gray.

#b898a1

#b59ba2

#b29fa4

#aea2a5

#aba5a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acac9d · ΔE 22.9

Deuteranopia

#aeb19c · ΔE 26.7

Tritanopia

#b99b9a · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 15.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb959f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb959f]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#bb959f (#bb959f) is rgb(187, 149, 159) in RGB.

No, #bb959f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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