#bc8484

Color #bc8484

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 5.79 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8484

RGB

rgb(188, 132, 132)

HSL

hsl(0, 29.5%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 29.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.8%, 29.8%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(60.66, 21.55, 8.65)

LCH

lch(60.66, 23.22, 21.87)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.0694, 19.09)

HWB

hwb(0, 51.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#84bcbc

Analogous

#bc84a0

#bc8484

#bca084

Triadic

#bc8484

#84bc84

#8484bc

Split-complementary

#bc8484

#84bca0

#84a0bc

Tetradic

#bc8484

#bcbc84

#84bcbc

#8484bc

Square

#bc8484

#a0bc84

#84bcbc

#a084bc

Shades

Color #bc8484 mixed toward black.

#a96161

#8a4b4b

#683838

#452626

#231313

Tints

Color #bc8484 mixed toward white.

#c79898

#d2adad

#ddc1c1

#e9d6d6

#f4eaea

Tones

Color #bc8484 mixed toward gray.

#b78989

#b38d8d

#ae9292

#a99797

#a59b9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a684 · ΔE 28.9

Deuteranopia

#aaae84 · ΔE 32

Tritanopia

#ba8484 · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 18.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8484;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8484]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#bc8484 (#bc8484) is rgb(188, 132, 132) in RGB.

No, #bc8484 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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