#b99593

Color #b99593

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 4.1 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b99593

RGB

rgb(185, 149, 147)

HSL

hsl(3.2, 21.3%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.2, 20.5%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 20.5%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(64.9, 13.14, 6.16)

LCH

lch(64.9, 14.51, 25.12)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.0436, 21.97)

HWB

hwb(3.2, 57.6%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#93b7b9

Analogous

#b993a4

#b99593

#b9a893

Triadic

#b99593

#93b995

#9593b9

Split-complementary

#b99593

#93b9a8

#93a4b9

Tetradic

#b99593

#b7b993

#93b7b9

#9593b9

Square

#b99593

#a4b993

#93b7b9

#a893b9

Shades

Color #b99593 mixed toward black.

#a37471

#865a57

#654341

#432d2c

#221616

Tints

Color #b99593 mixed toward white.

#c5a7a5

#d0b8b7

#dccac9

#e8dcdb

#f3eded

Tones

Color #b99593 mixed toward gray.

#b69896

#b39b99

#af9e9d

#aca0a0

#a9a3a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abaa93 · ΔE 21.6

Deuteranopia

#adaf94 · ΔE 24.1

Tritanopia

#b79494 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 14.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b99593;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b99593]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#b99593 (#b99593) is rgb(185, 149, 147) in RGB.

No, #b99593 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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