#b99a96

Color #b99a96

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 6.71 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b99a96

RGB

rgb(185, 154, 150)

HSL

hsl(6.9, 20%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.9, 18.9%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.8%, 18.9%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(66.24, 10.84, 6.4)

LCH

lch(66.24, 12.59, 30.56)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0376, 26.7)

HWB

hwb(6.9, 58.8%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96b5b9

Analogous

#b996a4

#b99a96

#b9ac96

Triadic

#b99a96

#96b99a

#9a96b9

Split-complementary

#b99a96

#96b9ac

#96a4b9

Tetradic

#b99a96

#b5b996

#96b5b9

#9a96b9

Square

#b99a96

#a4b996

#96b5b9

#ac96b9

Shades

Color #b99a96 mixed toward black.

#a37a75

#865e59

#654743

#432f2d

#221816

Tints

Color #b99a96 mixed toward white.

#c5aba8

#d0bcb9

#dccdcb

#e8dddc

#f3eeee

Tones

Color #b99a96 mixed toward gray.

#b69c99

#b39f9c

#b0a19f

#ada3a2

#aaa5a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acac97 · ΔE 19.2

Deuteranopia

#aeb097 · ΔE 21.3

Tritanopia

#b89898 · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b99a96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b99a96]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#b99a96 (#b99a96) is rgb(185, 154, 150) in RGB.

No, #b99a96 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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