#b99191

Color #b99191

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 2.13 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 11.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b99191

RGB

rgb(185, 145, 145)

HSL

hsl(0, 22.2%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 21.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.6%, 21.6%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(63.84, 15.06, 5.78)

LCH

lch(63.84, 16.13, 21)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0485, 18.4)

HWB

hwb(0, 56.9%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91b9b9

Analogous

#b991a5

#b99191

#b9a591

Triadic

#b99191

#91b991

#9191b9

Split-complementary

#b99191

#91b9a5

#91a5b9

Tetradic

#b99191

#b9b991

#91b9b9

#9191b9

Square

#b99191

#a5b991

#91b9b9

#a591b9

Shades

Color #b99191 mixed toward black.

#a46f6f

#865656

#654040

#432b2b

#221515

Tints

Color #b99191 mixed toward white.

#c5a3a3

#d0b6b6

#dcc8c8

#e8dada

#f3eded

Tones

Color #b99191 mixed toward gray.

#b69494

#b29898

#af9b9b

#ac9e9e

#a8a2a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a991 · ΔE 24

Deuteranopia

#abae91 · ΔE 26.7

Tritanopia

#b79191 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 15.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b99191;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b99191]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b99191 (#b99191) is rgb(185, 145, 145) in RGB.

No, #b99191 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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