#bd9998

Color #bd9998

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 4.82 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bd9998

RGB

rgb(189, 153, 152)

HSL

hsl(1.6, 21.9%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(1.6, 19.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19%, 19.6%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(66.42, 13.23, 5.6)

LCH

lch(66.42, 14.37, 22.94)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0432, 20.03)

HWB

hwb(1.6, 59.6%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98bcbd

Analogous

#bd98aa

#bd9998

#bdac98

Triadic

#bd9998

#98bd99

#9998bd

Split-complementary

#bd9998

#98bdac

#98aabd

Tetradic

#bd9998

#bcbd98

#98bcbd

#9998bd

Square

#bd9998

#aabd98

#98bcbd

#ac98bd

Shades

Color #bd9998 mixed toward black.

#a77775

#8b5a59

#684443

#452d2c

#231716

Tints

Color #bd9998 mixed toward white.

#c8aaa9

#d3bbba

#decccc

#e9dddd

#f4eeee

Tones

Color #bd9998 mixed toward gray.

#ba9c9b

#b79f9e

#b4a2a1

#b1a5a4

#aea8a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afae98 · ΔE 21.5

Deuteranopia

#b1b398 · ΔE 24.3

Tritanopia

#bb9898 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bd9998;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd9998]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#bd9998 (#bd9998) is rgb(189, 153, 152) in RGB.

No, #bd9998 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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