#bc696e

Color #bc696e

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 15.19 Nearest Tailwind class rose-400 #ff637e · ΔE 12.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bc696e

RGB

rgb(188, 105, 110)

HSL

hsl(356.4, 38.2%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(356.4, 44.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 44.1%, 41.5%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(53.95, 33.59, 11.91)

LCH

lch(53.95, 35.64, 19.52)

OKLCH

oklch(61.6%, 0.106, 16.83)

HWB

hwb(356.4, 41.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#69bcb7

Analogous

#bc6998

#bc696e

#bc8e69

Triadic

#bc696e

#6ebc69

#696ebc

Split-complementary

#bc696e

#69bc8e

#6998bc

Tetradic

#bc696e

#bcb769

#69bcb7

#696ebc

Square

#bc696e

#98bc69

#69bcb7

#8e69bc

Shades

Color #bc696e mixed toward black.

#a94c51

#873c41

#652d31

#441e20

#220f10

Tints

Color #bc696e mixed toward white.

#c78286

#d29b9e

#deb4b7

#e9cdcf

#f4e6e7

Tones

Color #bc696e mixed toward gray.

#b57074

#ae777a

#a77e80

#a08586

#9a8c8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9e6d · ΔE 35.6

Deuteranopia

#a3a96d · ΔE 39.9

Tritanopia

#b96c6c · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 22.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc696e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc696e]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#bc696e (#bc696e) is rgb(188, 105, 110) in RGB.

No, #bc696e 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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