#bb9993

Color #bb9993

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 6.02 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9993

RGB

rgb(187, 153, 147)

HSL

hsl(9, 22.7%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(9, 21.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.2%, 21.4%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(66.1, 11.69, 7.91)

LCH

lch(66.1, 14.11, 34.08)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.0418, 29.81)

HWB

hwb(9, 57.6%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#93b5bb

Analogous

#bb93a1

#bb9993

#bbad93

Triadic

#bb9993

#93bb99

#9993bb

Split-complementary

#bb9993

#93bbad

#93a1bb

Tetradic

#bb9993

#b5bb93

#93b5bb

#9993bb

Square

#bb9993

#a1bb93

#93b5bb

#ad93bb

Shades

Color #bb9993 mixed toward black.

#a57971

#895e56

#664641

#442f2b

#221716

Tints

Color #bb9993 mixed toward white.

#c6aaa5

#d2bbb7

#ddccc9

#e8dddb

#f4eeed

Tones

Color #bb9993 mixed toward gray.

#b89b96

#b49e9a

#b1a09d

#aea2a0

#aaa5a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adad94 · ΔE 20.7

Deuteranopia

#afb295 · ΔE 23

Tritanopia

#b99696 · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 13.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9993;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9993]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#bb9993 (#bb9993) is rgb(187, 153, 147) in RGB.

No, #bb9993 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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