#bb9c97

Color #bb9c97

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.19 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9c97

RGB

rgb(187, 156, 151)

HSL

hsl(8.3, 20.9%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.3, 19.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.6%, 19.3%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(66.96, 10.66, 6.91)

LCH

lch(66.96, 12.7, 32.95)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0378, 28.8)

HWB

hwb(8.3, 59.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97b6bb

Analogous

#bb97a4

#bb9c97

#bbae97

Triadic

#bb9c97

#97bb9c

#9c97bb

Split-complementary

#bb9c97

#97bbae

#97a4bb

Tetradic

#bb9c97

#b6bb97

#97b6bb

#9c97bb

Square

#bb9c97

#a4bb97

#97b6bb

#ae97bb

Shades

Color #bb9c97 mixed toward black.

#a57c75

#886059

#664843

#44302d

#221816

Tints

Color #bb9c97 mixed toward white.

#c6ada8

#d2bdba

#ddcecb

#e8dedc

#f4efee

Tones

Color #bb9c97 mixed toward gray.

#b89e9a

#b5a09d

#b2a3a0

#afa5a3

#aca7a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeae98 · ΔE 19.2

Deuteranopia

#b0b299 · ΔE 21

Tritanopia

#ba9999 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9c97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9c97]

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Dark Salmon #e9967a

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Frequently asked questions

#bb9c97 (#bb9c97) is rgb(187, 156, 151) in RGB.

No, #bb9c97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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