#bc796f

Color #bc796f

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 13.97 Nearest Tailwind class red-400 #ff6467 · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bc796f

RGB

rgb(188, 121, 111)

HSL

hsl(7.8, 36.5%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.8, 41%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 35.6%, 41%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(57.57, 24.98, 16.37)

LCH

lch(57.57, 29.87, 33.24)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.0861, 28.89)

HWB

hwb(7.8, 43.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6fb2bc

Analogous

#bc6f8b

#bc796f

#bc9f6f

Triadic

#bc796f

#6fbc79

#796fbc

Split-complementary

#bc796f

#6fbc9f

#6f8bbc

Tetradic

#bc796f

#b2bc6f

#6fb2bc

#796fbc

Square

#bc796f

#8bbc6f

#6fb2bc

#9f6fbc

Shades

Color #bc796f mixed toward black.

#aa5b4f

#88493f

#66372f

#442420

#221210

Tints

Color #bc796f mixed toward white.

#c78f87

#d2a69f

#ddbcb7

#e9d2cf

#f4e9e7

Tones

Color #bc796f mixed toward gray.

#b67e75

#af827c

#a98782

#a28c89

#9c918f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a372 · ΔE 29.9

Deuteranopia

#a7ab72 · ΔE 32.4

Tritanopia

#b97374 · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc796f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc796f]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Frequently asked questions

#bc796f (#bc796f) is rgb(188, 121, 111) in RGB.

No, #bc796f 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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