#bb8989 Color Information

#bb8989 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bb8989. In RGB, it consists of 73.3% Red, 53.7% Green, and 53.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 26.7% Magenta, 26.7% Yellow, and 26.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 0.0°, with saturation of 26.9% and lightness of 63.5%. The decimal value for #bb8989 is 12290441, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bb8989 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#bb8989 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color187, 137, 137 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color73.3%, 53.7%, 53.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.267, 0.463, 0.463 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.267, 0.267, 0.267 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color0.0°, 26.9%, 63.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color0.0°, 26.7%, 73.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color33.955, 30.262, 27.718 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color187, 137, 137 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12290441 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color61.880, 19.089, 7.520 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)61.880, 20.516, 21.503 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color61.880, 32.179, 6.931 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color55.011, 13.906, 8.633 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.369, 0.329, 30.262 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290480521 / 0xffbb8989 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9999 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #bb8989

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bb8989, its pure hue is 0.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 26.9%, and its lightness is 63.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bb8989, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #171111 to #a47878.

Tints of #bb8989

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bb8989, its pure hue is 0.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 26.9%, and its lightness is 63.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bb8989, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c49898 to #f7f0f0.

Tones of #bb8989

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bb8989, its pure hue is 0.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 26.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bb8989, which range from #a2a2a2 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff4545 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bb8989

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bb8989! For #bb8989, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 4 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 3 unique colors including our original color, #bb8989. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bb8989

This color, #bb8989, consists of 73.3% Red, 53.7% Green, and 53.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 187, Green = 137, Blue = 137. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bb8989 is 0% Cyan, 26.7% Magenta, 26.7% Yellow, and 26.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R73.3%
C0.0%
G53.7%
M26.7%
B53.7%
Y26.7%
K26.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 187 137 137
Octal 273 211 211
Hexa #bb #89 #89
Binary 10111011 10001001 10001001
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 26 26 26
Octal 0 32 32 32
Hexa #00 #1a #1a #1a
Binary 00000000 00011010 00011010 00011010

Analogous Colors of #bb8989

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bb8989 — which has hue 0.0° — its analogous colors are located at 0.0° and 330.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb8989.

Triadic Colors of #bb8989

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bb8989 — which has hue 0.0° — its triadic colors are located at 0.0° and 240.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb8989.

Complementary Color of #bb8989

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bb8989 — which has hue 0.0° — its complementary color is located at 180.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb8989.

Split Complementary Colors of #bb8989

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bb8989 — which has hue 0.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 0.0° and 210.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb8989.

Tetradic Colors of #bb8989

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bb8989 — which has hue 0.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 270.0°, 0.0°, 90.0°, and 180.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb8989.

Monochromatic Colors of #bb8989

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bb8989, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #836464 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e3bebe (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bb8989

We want to make getting started with #bb8989 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bb8989 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bb8989 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bb8989 with other HTML elements.

#bb8989 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bb8989.
<span style="color: #bb8989;">The color of this text is #bb8989.</span>

#bb8989 Background Color

The background color for this text is #bb8989.
<div style="background-color: #bb8989; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bb8989.</div>

#bb8989 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bb8989.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bb8989;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bb8989.</span>

#bb8989 Border Color

This is a div with border color #bb8989.
<div style="border: #bb8989 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bb8989.</div>

#bb8989 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bb8989 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bb8989; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bb8989 on a white background.</div></div>

#bb8989 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bb8989 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bb8989; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bb8989 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bb8989 to White

This is a gradient from #bb8989 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bb8989,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bb8989,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bb8989,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bb8989,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bb8989 to white.</div>

Gradient from #bb8989 to Black

This is a gradient from #bb8989 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bb8989,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bb8989,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bb8989,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bb8989,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bb8989 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bb8989

In addition to using #bb8989 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bb8989 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bb8989, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 187, Green = 137, Blue = 137). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bb8989 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bb8989
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(187, 137, 137)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bb8989; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bb8989; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bb8989; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(187, 137, 137);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bb8989")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:187, green:137, blue:137, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:187 green:137 blue:137 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(187f, 137f, 137f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(187, 137, 137);
 

#bb8989 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bb8989 the same way. For those with color blindness, #bb8989 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bb8989 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bb8989 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bb8989 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bb8989 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bb8989 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.0:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text