#bc8b87

Color #bc8b87

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 3.26 Nearest Tailwind class red-300 #ffa2a2 · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8b87

RGB

rgb(188, 139, 135)

HSL

hsl(4.5, 28.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.5, 28.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.1%, 28.2%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(62.43, 18.08, 9.46)

LCH

lch(62.43, 20.41, 27.62)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0606, 24.07)

HWB

hwb(4.5, 52.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87b8bc

Analogous

#bc879d

#bc8b87

#bca587

Triadic

#bc8b87

#87bc8b

#8b87bc

Split-complementary

#bc8b87

#87bca5

#879dbc

Tetradic

#bc8b87

#b8bc87

#87b8bc

#8b87bc

Square

#bc8b87

#9dbc87

#87b8bc

#a587bc

Shades

Color #bc8b87 mixed toward black.

#a96a64

#8a524d

#683d3a

#452927

#231413

Tints

Color #bc8b87 mixed toward white.

#c79e9b

#d2b2af

#ddc5c3

#e9d8d7

#f4eceb

Tones

Color #bc8b87 mixed toward gray.

#b78f8b

#b39290

#af9694

#aa9a99

#a69e9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a988 · ΔE 26.9

Deuteranopia

#acaf88 · ΔE 29

Tritanopia

#ba8989 · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 17.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8b87;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8b87]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#bc8b87 (#bc8b87) is rgb(188, 139, 135) in RGB.

No, #bc8b87 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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