#bb9a96

Color #bb9a96

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 6.09 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9a96

RGB

rgb(187, 154, 150)

HSL

hsl(6.5, 21.4%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.5, 19.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.6%, 19.8%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(66.43, 11.61, 6.7)

LCH

lch(66.43, 13.4, 29.99)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.04, 26.24)

HWB

hwb(6.5, 58.8%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96b7bb

Analogous

#bb96a5

#bb9a96

#bbad96

Triadic

#bb9a96

#96bb9a

#9a96bb

Split-complementary

#bb9a96

#96bbad

#96a5bb

Tetradic

#bb9a96

#b7bb96

#96b7bb

#9a96bb

Square

#bb9a96

#a5bb96

#96b7bb

#ad96bb

Shades

Color #bb9a96 mixed toward black.

#a57974

#885e58

#664642

#442f2c

#221716

Tints

Color #bb9a96 mixed toward white.

#c6aba8

#d2bcb9

#ddcdcb

#e8dddc

#f4eeee

Tones

Color #bb9a96 mixed toward gray.

#b89c99

#b59f9c

#b2a19f

#afa4a2

#aca6a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aead97 · ΔE 19.7

Deuteranopia

#b0b297 · ΔE 22.5

Tritanopia

#ba9898 · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9a96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9a96]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#bb9a96 (#bb9a96) is rgb(187, 154, 150) in RGB.

No, #bb9a96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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