#bc5f53

Color #bc5f53

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 9.06 Nearest Tailwind class red-500 #fb2c36 · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bc5f53

RGB

rgb(188, 95, 83)

HSL

hsl(6.9, 43.9%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.9, 55.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 49.5%, 55.9%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(51.27, 36.25, 24.11)

LCH

lch(51.27, 43.54, 33.63)

OKLCH

oklch(59.4%, 0.1221, 28.83)

HWB

hwb(6.9, 32.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#53b0bc

Analogous

#bc537b

#bc5f53

#bc9353

Triadic

#bc5f53

#53bc5f

#5f53bc

Split-complementary

#bc5f53

#53bc93

#537bbc

Tetradic

#bc5f53

#b0bc53

#53b0bc

#5f53bc

Square

#bc5f53

#7bbc53

#53b0bc

#9353bc

Shades

Color #bc5f53 mixed toward black.

#a24b3f

#823c33

#612d26

#411e19

#200f0d

Tints

Color #bc5f53 mixed toward white.

#c77a70

#d2948c

#ddafa9

#e9cac6

#f4e4e2

Tones

Color #bc5f53 mixed toward gray.

#b3665c

#aa6c64

#a2736d

#997a76

#90817f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9c56 · ΔE 37.2

Deuteranopia

#a1a757 · ΔE 40.8

Tritanopia

#b95859 · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 23.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc5f53;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc5f53]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#bc5f53 (#bc5f53) is rgb(188, 95, 83) in RGB.

No, #bc5f53 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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