#bb9c98

Color #bb9c98

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.05 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9c98

RGB

rgb(187, 156, 152)

HSL

hsl(6.9, 20.5%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.9, 18.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.6%, 18.7%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(66.98, 10.82, 6.38)

LCH

lch(66.98, 12.56, 30.53)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0375, 26.63)

HWB

hwb(6.9, 59.6%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98b7bb

Analogous

#bb98a6

#bb9c98

#bbae98

Triadic

#bb9c98

#98bb9c

#9c98bb

Split-complementary

#bb9c98

#98bbae

#98a6bb

Tetradic

#bb9c98

#b7bb98

#98b7bb

#9c98bb

Square

#bb9c98

#a6bb98

#98b7bb

#ae98bb

Shades

Color #bb9c98 mixed toward black.

#a57b76

#885f5a

#664743

#44302d

#221816

Tints

Color #bb9c98 mixed toward white.

#c6ada9

#d2bdba

#ddcecc

#e8dedd

#f4efee

Tones

Color #bb9c98 mixed toward gray.

#b89e9b

#b5a19e

#b2a3a1

#afa5a4

#aca7a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeae99 · ΔE 19.2

Deuteranopia

#b0b299 · ΔE 21.3

Tritanopia

#ba9a9a · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9c98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9c98]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#bb9c98 (#bb9c98) is rgb(187, 156, 152) in RGB.

No, #bb9c98 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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