#bc503a

Color #bc503a

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 13.42 Nearest Tailwind class orange-700 #ca3500 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bc503a

RGB

rgb(188, 80, 58)

HSL

hsl(10.2, 52.8%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.2, 69.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 57.4%, 69.1%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(47.93, 42.11, 34.33)

LCH

lch(47.93, 54.33, 39.19)

OKLCH

oklch(56.7%, 0.1445, 33.2)

HWB

hwb(10.2, 22.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3aa6bc

Analogous

#bc3a65

#bc503a

#bc913a

Triadic

#bc503a

#3abc50

#503abc

Split-complementary

#bc503a

#3abc91

#3a65bc

Tetradic

#bc503a

#a6bc3a

#3aa6bc

#503abc

Square

#bc503a

#65bc3a

#3aa6bc

#913abc

Shades

Color #bc503a mixed toward black.

#9d4330

#7d3527

#5e281d

#3f1b13

#1f0d0a

Tints

Color #bc503a mixed toward white.

#cb6b57

#d58878

#e0a69a

#eac4bc

#f5e1dd

Tones

Color #bc503a mixed toward gray.

#b15745

#a65e50

#9b655a

#916d65

#867470

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.35:1

White text reads better on this background (4.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999840 · ΔE 39.9

Deuteranopia

#9fa542 · ΔE 43.9

Tritanopia

#b84545 · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 25.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc503a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc503a]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#bc503a (#bc503a) is rgb(188, 80, 58) in RGB.

No, #bc503a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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