#bb8c8e

Color #bb8c8e

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 1.59 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8c8e

RGB

rgb(187, 140, 142)

HSL

hsl(357.4, 25.7%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(357.4, 25.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.1%, 24.1%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(62.74, 18.15, 5.92)

LCH

lch(62.74, 19.09, 18.06)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.0575, 15.85)

HWB

hwb(357.4, 54.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cbbb9

Analogous

#bb8ca5

#bb8c8e

#bba18c

Triadic

#bb8c8e

#8ebb8c

#8c8ebb

Split-complementary

#bb8c8e

#8cbba1

#8ca5bb

Tetradic

#bb8c8e

#bbb98c

#8cbbb9

#8c8ebb

Square

#bb8c8e

#a5bb8c

#8cbbb9

#a18cbb

Shades

Color #bb8c8e mixed toward black.

#a76a6c

#895153

#673d3f

#44282a

#221415

Tints

Color #bb8c8e mixed toward white.

#c69fa1

#d2b2b4

#ddc5c6

#e8d9d9

#f4ecec

Tones

Color #bb8c8e mixed toward gray.

#b79092

#b39495

#af9899

#ab9c9c

#a7a0a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

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

#a9a88e · ΔE 26.3

Deuteranopia

#abaf8d · ΔE 30.1

Tritanopia

#b98d8d · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8c8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8c8e]

Related colors

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Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#bb8c8e (#bb8c8e) is rgb(187, 140, 142) in RGB.

No, #bb8c8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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