#bb4259

Color #bb4259

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 12.86 Nearest Tailwind class pink-700 #c6005c · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bb4259

RGB

rgb(187, 66, 89)

HSL

hsl(348.6, 47.8%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348.6, 64.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 52.4%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(45.89, 50.35, 13.26)

LCH

lch(45.89, 52.07, 14.75)

OKLCH

oklch(55.3%, 0.1559, 12.45)

HWB

hwb(348.6, 25.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#42bba4

Analogous

#bb4295

#bb4259

#bb6842

Triadic

#bb4259

#59bb42

#4259bb

Split-complementary

#bb4259

#42bb68

#4295bb

Tetradic

#bb4259

#bba442

#42bba4

#4259bb

Square

#bb4259

#95bb42

#42bba4

#6842bb

Shades

Color #bb4259 mixed toward black.

#9c374a

#7d2c3b

#5d212c

#3e161e

#1f0b0f

Tints

Color #bb4259 mixed toward white.

#c76174

#d28090

#dda0ac

#e9c0c7

#f4dfe3

Tones

Color #bb4259 mixed toward gray.

#b14c5f

#a75665

#9d606c

#936a72

#897478

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.04:1

White text reads better on this background (5.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969554 · ΔE 46.3

Deuteranopia

#9ca353 · ΔE 52

Tritanopia

#b7504f · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 25.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb4259;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb4259]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#bb4259 (#bb4259) is rgb(187, 66, 89) in RGB.

No, #bb4259 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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