#bb9b95

Color #bb9b95

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 6.9 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9b95

RGB

rgb(187, 155, 149)

HSL

hsl(9.5, 21.8%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(9.5, 20.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.1%, 20.3%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(66.66, 10.9, 7.59)

LCH

lch(66.66, 13.28, 34.85)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0393, 30.41)

HWB

hwb(9.5, 58.4%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95b5bb

Analogous

#bb95a2

#bb9b95

#bbae95

Triadic

#bb9b95

#95bb9b

#9b95bb

Split-complementary

#bb9b95

#95bbae

#95a2bb

Tetradic

#bb9b95

#b5bb95

#95b5bb

#9b95bb

Square

#bb9b95

#a2bb95

#95b5bb

#ae95bb

Shades

Color #bb9b95 mixed toward black.

#a57b73

#885f58

#664842

#44302c

#221816

Tints

Color #bb9b95 mixed toward white.

#c6aca7

#d2bcb8

#ddcdca

#e8dedc

#f4eeed

Tones

Color #bb9b95 mixed toward gray.

#b89d98

#b59f9b

#b2a29f

#aea4a2

#aba6a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeae96 · ΔE 19.8

Deuteranopia

#b0b297 · ΔE 21.5

Tritanopia

#ba9898 · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9b95;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9b95]

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Frequently asked questions

#bb9b95 (#bb9b95) is rgb(187, 155, 149) in RGB.

No, #bb9b95 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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