#bb9e99

Color #bb9e99

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.14 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9e99

RGB

rgb(187, 158, 153)

HSL

hsl(8.8, 20%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.8, 18.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 18.2%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(67.52, 9.87, 6.59)

LCH

lch(67.52, 11.87, 33.73)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0352, 29.4)

HWB

hwb(8.8, 60%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99b6bb

Analogous

#bb99a5

#bb9e99

#bbaf99

Triadic

#bb9e99

#99bb9e

#9e99bb

Split-complementary

#bb9e99

#99bbaf

#99a5bb

Tetradic

#bb9e99

#b6bb99

#99b6bb

#9e99bb

Square

#bb9e99

#a5bb99

#99b6bb

#af99bb

Shades

Color #bb9e99 mixed toward black.

#a47e77

#88615b

#664944

#44312d

#221817

Tints

Color #bb9e99 mixed toward white.

#c6aeaa

#d2bebb

#ddcfcc

#e8dfdd

#f4efee

Tones

Color #bb9e99 mixed toward gray.

#b8a09c

#b5a29f

#b3a4a2

#b0a6a4

#ada8a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaf9a · ΔE 18.2

Deuteranopia

#b1b39b · ΔE 20

Tritanopia

#ba9b9b · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 11.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9e99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9e99]

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Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#bb9e99 (#bb9e99) is rgb(187, 158, 153) in RGB.

No, #bb9e99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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