#bb99b6

Color #bb99b6

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.78 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#bb99b6

RGB

rgb(187, 153, 182)

HSL

hsl(308.8, 20%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.8, 18.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.2%, 2.7%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(67.07, 17.65, -10.26)

LCH

lch(67.07, 20.42, 329.83)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0565, 331.12)

HWB

hwb(308.8, 60%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99bb9e

Analogous

#af99bb

#bb99b6

#bb99a5

Triadic

#bb99b6

#b6bb99

#99b6bb

Split-complementary

#bb99b6

#a5bb99

#99bbaf

Tetradic

#bb99b6

#bb9e99

#99bb9e

#99b6bb

Square

#bb99b6

#bbaf99

#99bb9e

#99a5bb

Shades

Color #bb99b6 mixed toward black.

#a4779e

#885b81

#664461

#442d41

#221720

Tints

Color #bb99b6 mixed toward white.

#c6aac2

#d2bbce

#ddccdb

#e8dde7

#f4eef3

Tones

Color #bb99b6 mixed toward gray.

#b89cb4

#b59fb2

#b3a2b0

#b0a4ae

#ada7ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadb0 · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#afb2ae · ΔE 22.2

Tritanopia

#b9aaa9 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb99b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb99b6]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#bb99b6 (#bb99b6) is rgb(187, 153, 182) in RGB.

No, #bb99b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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