#bb998e

Color #bb998e

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.61 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bb998e

RGB

rgb(187, 153, 142)

HSL

hsl(14.7, 24.9%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(14.7, 24.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.2%, 24.1%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(65.98, 10.94, 10.54)

LCH

lch(65.98, 15.19, 43.93)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0438, 38.7)

HWB

hwb(14.7, 55.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8eb0bb

Analogous

#bb8e99

#bb998e

#bbb08e

Triadic

#bb998e

#8ebb99

#998ebb

Split-complementary

#bb998e

#8ebbb0

#8e99bb

Tetradic

#bb998e

#b0bb8e

#8eb0bb

#998ebb

Square

#bb998e

#99bb8e

#8eb0bb

#b08ebb

Shades

Color #bb998e mixed toward black.

#a67a6c

#896052

#67483e

#443029

#221815

Tints

Color #bb998e mixed toward white.

#c6aaa1

#d2bbb4

#ddccc6

#e8ddd9

#f4eeec

Tones

Color #bb998e mixed toward gray.

#b79b92

#b49d95

#b09f99

#aca19d

#a8a3a1

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

#adad91 · ΔE 19.9

Deuteranopia

#afb291 · ΔE 22.2

Tritanopia

#b99393 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb998e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb998e]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#bb998e (#bb998e) is rgb(187, 153, 142) in RGB.

No, #bb998e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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