#bd9e9e

Color #bd9e9e

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.37 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bd9e9e

RGB

rgb(189, 158, 158)

HSL

hsl(0, 19%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 16.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.4%, 16.4%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(67.83, 11.43, 4.28)

LCH

lch(67.83, 12.21, 20.53)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0368, 18.04)

HWB

hwb(0, 62%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ebdbd

Analogous

#bd9ead

#bd9e9e

#bdad9e

Triadic

#bd9e9e

#9ebd9e

#9e9ebd

Split-complementary

#bd9e9e

#9ebdad

#9eadbd

Tetradic

#bd9e9e

#bdbd9e

#9ebdbd

#9e9ebd

Square

#bd9e9e

#adbd9e

#9ebdbd

#ad9ebd

Shades

Color #bd9e9e mixed toward black.

#a57c7c

#8a5e5e

#674646

#452f2f

#221717

Tints

Color #bd9e9e mixed toward white.

#c8aeae

#d3bebe

#decece

#e9dfdf

#f4efef

Tones

Color #bd9e9e mixed toward gray.

#baa0a0

#b8a3a3

#b5a6a6

#b3a8a8

#b0abab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b09e · ΔE 19.3

Deuteranopia

#b2b49e · ΔE 21.6

Tritanopia

#bc9e9e · ΔE 0.3

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 12.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bd9e9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd9e9e]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#bd9e9e (#bd9e9e) is rgb(189, 158, 158) in RGB.

No, #bd9e9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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