#b99d97

Color #b99d97

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.39 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b99d97

RGB

rgb(185, 157, 151)

HSL

hsl(10.6, 19.5%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.6, 18.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.1%, 18.4%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(67.02, 9.35, 6.97)

LCH

lch(67.02, 11.66, 36.7)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0345, 32.08)

HWB

hwb(10.6, 59.2%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97b3b9

Analogous

#b997a2

#b99d97

#b9ae97

Triadic

#b99d97

#97b99d

#9d97b9

Split-complementary

#b99d97

#97b9ae

#97a2b9

Tetradic

#b99d97

#b3b997

#97b3b9

#9d97b9

Square

#b99d97

#a2b997

#97b3b9

#ae97b9

Shades

Color #b99d97 mixed toward black.

#a27e76

#86625a

#644944

#43312d

#211817

Tints

Color #b99d97 mixed toward white.

#c5ada8

#d0beba

#dccecb

#e8dedc

#f3efee

Tones

Color #b99d97 mixed toward gray.

#b69f9a

#b3a19d

#b1a3a0

#aea4a2

#aba6a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aead98 · ΔE 17.1

Deuteranopia

#afb199 · ΔE 19.3

Tritanopia

#b89a9a · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 11.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b99d97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b99d97]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#b99d97 (#b99d97) is rgb(185, 157, 151) in RGB.

No, #b99d97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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