#bc463b

Color #bc463b

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 9.16 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bc463b

RGB

rgb(188, 70, 59)

HSL

hsl(5.1, 52.2%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.1, 68.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 62.8%, 68.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(46.16, 46.85, 31.68)

LCH

lch(46.16, 56.56, 34.07)

OKLCH

oklch(55.4%, 0.1545, 28.37)

HWB

hwb(5.1, 23.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3bb1bc

Analogous

#bc3b70

#bc463b

#bc863b

Triadic

#bc463b

#3bbc46

#463bbc

Split-complementary

#bc463b

#3bbc86

#3b70bc

Tetradic

#bc463b

#b1bc3b

#3bb1bc

#463bbc

Square

#bc463b

#70bc3b

#3bb1bc

#863bbc

Shades

Color #bc463b mixed toward black.

#9d3a31

#7d2f27

#5e231d

#3f1714

#1f0c0a

Tints

Color #bc463b mixed toward white.

#cb6258

#d58179

#e0a19b

#eac0bc

#f5e0de

Tones

Color #bc463b mixed toward gray.

#b14f46

#a65850

#9c615b

#916a66

#867371

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.08:1

White text reads better on this background (5.15:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#97973e · ΔE 43.6

Deuteranopia

#9da43f · ΔE 47.8

Tritanopia

#b84040 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 25.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc463b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc463b]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#bc463b (#bc463b) is rgb(188, 70, 59) in RGB.

No, #bc463b 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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