#bb8c8d

Color #bb8c8d

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 1.35 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8c8d

RGB

rgb(187, 140, 141)

HSL

hsl(358.7, 25.7%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(358.7, 25.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.1%, 24.6%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(62.71, 18, 6.45)

LCH

lch(62.71, 19.12, 19.71)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.0575, 17.21)

HWB

hwb(358.7, 54.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cbbba

Analogous

#bb8ca4

#bb8c8d

#bba28c

Triadic

#bb8c8d

#8dbb8c

#8c8dbb

Split-complementary

#bb8c8d

#8cbba2

#8ca4bb

Tetradic

#bb8c8d

#bbba8c

#8cbbba

#8c8dbb

Square

#bb8c8d

#a4bb8c

#8cbbba

#a28cbb

Shades

Color #bb8c8d mixed toward black.

#a76a6b

#895152

#673d3e

#442829

#221415

Tints

Color #bb8c8d mixed toward white.

#c69fa0

#d2b2b3

#ddc5c6

#e8d9d9

#f4ecec

Tones

Color #bb8c8d mixed toward gray.

#b79091

#b39494

#af9898

#ab9c9c

#a7a0a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a88d · ΔE 26.2

Deuteranopia

#abaf8d · ΔE 29.9

Tritanopia

#b98d8d · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8c8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8c8d]

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Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#bb8c8d (#bb8c8d) is rgb(187, 140, 141) in RGB.

No, #bb8c8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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