#bb96aa

Color #bb96aa

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bb96aa

RGB

rgb(187, 150, 170)

HSL

hsl(327.6, 21.4%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(327.6, 19.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.8%, 9.1%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(65.97, 17.14, -5.18)

LCH

lch(65.97, 17.91, 343.18)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0517, 344.75)

HWB

hwb(327.6, 58.8%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96bba7

Analogous

#ba96bb

#bb96aa

#bb9698

Triadic

#bb96aa

#aabb96

#96aabb

Split-complementary

#bb96aa

#98bb96

#96bbba

Tetradic

#bb96aa

#bba796

#96bba7

#96aabb

Square

#bb96aa

#bbba96

#96bba7

#9698bb

Shades

Color #bb96aa mixed toward black.

#a5748e

#885872

#664256

#442c39

#22161d

Tints

Color #bb96aa mixed toward white.

#c6a8b8

#d2b9c6

#ddcbd5

#e8dce3

#f4eef1

Tones

Color #bb96aa mixed toward gray.

#b899aa

#b59caa

#b29fa9

#afa2a9

#aca5a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acaca5 · ΔE 21

Deuteranopia

#aeb1a4 · ΔE 25.7

Tritanopia

#b9a2a1 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 16.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb96aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb96aa]

Related colors

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#bb96aa (#bb96aa) is rgb(187, 150, 170) in RGB.

No, #bb96aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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