#bc8881

Color #bc8881

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 5.75 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8881

RGB

rgb(188, 136, 129)

HSL

hsl(7.1, 30.6%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.1, 31.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.7%, 31.4%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(61.56, 18.92, 11.63)

LCH

lch(61.56, 22.21, 31.58)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.0652, 27.51)

HWB

hwb(7.1, 50.6%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#81b5bc

Analogous

#bc8198

#bc8881

#bca681

Triadic

#bc8881

#81bc88

#8881bc

Split-complementary

#bc8881

#81bca6

#8198bc

Tetradic

#bc8881

#b5bc81

#81b5bc

#8881bc

Square

#bc8881

#98bc81

#81b5bc

#a681bc

Shades

Color #bc8881 mixed toward black.

#aa675f

#8a5149

#683d37

#452925

#231412

Tints

Color #bc8881 mixed toward white.

#c79c96

#d2b0ab

#dec4c0

#e9d7d5

#f4ebea

Tones

Color #bc8881 mixed toward gray.

#b78c86

#b2908b

#ad9390

#a89795

#a49b9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a883 · ΔE 27.1

Deuteranopia

#abae83 · ΔE 29

Tritanopia

#ba8484 · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 18

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8881;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8881]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#bc8881 (#bc8881) is rgb(188, 136, 129) in RGB.

No, #bc8881 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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