#bb8173

Color #bb8173

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.44 Nearest Tailwind class red-400 #ff6467 · ΔE 14.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8173

RGB

rgb(187, 129, 115)

HSL

hsl(11.7, 34.6%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(11.7, 38.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31%, 38.5%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(59.44, 20.62, 16.63)

LCH

lch(59.44, 26.49, 38.89)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.0755, 34.09)

HWB

hwb(11.7, 45.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#73adbb

Analogous

#bb7389

#bb8173

#bba573

Triadic

#bb8173

#73bb81

#8173bb

Split-complementary

#bb8173

#73bba5

#7389bb

Tetradic

#bb8173

#adbb73

#73adbb

#8173bb

Square

#bb8173

#89bb73

#73adbb

#a573bb

Shades

Color #bb8173 mixed toward black.

#a96352

#874f42

#663c31

#442821

#221410

Tints

Color #bb8173 mixed toward white.

#c6968a

#d2aba2

#ddc0b9

#e8d5d0

#f4eae8

Tones

Color #bb8173 mixed toward gray.

#b58579

#af887f

#a98c85

#a3908b

#9d9391

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a577 · ΔE 27

Deuteranopia

#a8ac77 · ΔE 29.1

Tritanopia

#b9797a · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8173;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8173]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#bb8173 (#bb8173) is rgb(187, 129, 115) in RGB.

No, #bb8173 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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