#bb8b8b

Color #bb8b8b

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 1.81 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8b8b

RGB

rgb(187, 139, 139)

HSL

hsl(0, 26.1%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 25.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.7%, 25.7%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(62.42, 18.26, 7.16)

LCH

lch(62.42, 19.61, 21.41)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0588, 18.74)

HWB

hwb(0, 54.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8bbbbb

Analogous

#bb8ba3

#bb8b8b

#bba38b

Triadic

#bb8b8b

#8bbb8b

#8b8bbb

Split-complementary

#bb8b8b

#8bbba3

#8ba3bb

Tetradic

#bb8b8b

#bbbb8b

#8bbbbb

#8b8bbb

Square

#bb8b8b

#a3bb8b

#8bbbbb

#a38bbb

Shades

Color #bb8b8b mixed toward black.

#a76969

#895050

#673c3c

#442828

#221414

Tints

Color #bb8b8b mixed toward white.

#c69e9e

#d2b2b2

#ddc5c5

#e8d8d8

#f4ecec

Tones

Color #bb8b8b mixed toward gray.

#b78f8f

#b39393

#af9797

#ab9b9b

#a79f9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a88b · ΔE 27.1

Deuteranopia

#abae8b · ΔE 29.5

Tritanopia

#b98b8b · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 17.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8b8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8b8b]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#bb8b8b (#bb8b8b) is rgb(187, 139, 139) in RGB.

No, #bb8b8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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