#bb918e

Color #bb918e

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 2 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bb918e

RGB

rgb(187, 145, 142)

HSL

hsl(4, 24.9%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4, 24.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.5%, 24.1%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(63.97, 15.37, 7.69)

LCH

lch(63.97, 17.19, 26.58)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.0512, 23.21)

HWB

hwb(4, 55.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8eb8bb

Analogous

#bb8ea1

#bb918e

#bba78e

Triadic

#bb918e

#8ebb91

#918ebb

Split-complementary

#bb918e

#8ebba7

#8ea1bb

Tetradic

#bb918e

#b8bb8e

#8eb8bb

#918ebb

Square

#bb918e

#a1bb8e

#8eb8bb

#a78ebb

Shades

Color #bb918e mixed toward black.

#a6706c

#895652

#67403e

#442b29

#221515

Tints

Color #bb918e mixed toward white.

#c6a3a1

#d2b6b4

#ddc8c6

#e8dad9

#f4edec

Tones

Color #bb918e mixed toward gray.

#b79492

#b49795

#b09b99

#ac9e9d

#a8a1a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaa8f · ΔE 24.4

Deuteranopia

#adb08f · ΔE 27.1

Tritanopia

#b98f8f · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb918e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb918e]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#bb918e (#bb918e) is rgb(187, 145, 142) in RGB.

No, #bb918e 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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