#bc8981

Color #bc8981

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 5.82 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8981

RGB

rgb(188, 137, 129)

HSL

hsl(8.1, 30.6%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.1, 31.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.1%, 31.4%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(61.8, 18.36, 11.97)

LCH

lch(61.8, 21.92, 33.1)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0641, 28.92)

HWB

hwb(8.1, 50.6%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#81b4bc

Analogous

#bc8197

#bc8981

#bca781

Triadic

#bc8981

#81bc89

#8981bc

Split-complementary

#bc8981

#81bca7

#8197bc

Tetradic

#bc8981

#b4bc81

#81b4bc

#8981bc

Square

#bc8981

#97bc81

#81b4bc

#a781bc

Shades

Color #bc8981 mixed toward black.

#aa695f

#8a5249

#683e37

#452925

#231512

Tints

Color #bc8981 mixed toward white.

#c79d96

#d2b0ab

#dec4c0

#e9d8d5

#f4ebea

Tones

Color #bc8981 mixed toward gray.

#b78d86

#b2908b

#ad9490

#a89795

#a49b9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a883 · ΔE 26.7

Deuteranopia

#abaf83 · ΔE 29

Tritanopia

#ba8585 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 17.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8981;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8981]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Red #ff0000

Frequently asked questions

#bc8981 (#bc8981) is rgb(188, 137, 129) in RGB.

No, #bc8981 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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