#bc9eae

Color #bc9eae

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 12.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bc9eae

RGB

rgb(188, 158, 174)

HSL

hsl(328, 18.3%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(328, 16%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16%, 7.4%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(68.17, 13.78, -4.15)

LCH

lch(68.17, 14.39, 343.24)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0415, 344.76)

HWB

hwb(328, 62%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ebcac

Analogous

#bb9ebc

#bc9eae

#bc9e9f

Triadic

#bc9eae

#aebc9e

#9eaebc

Split-complementary

#bc9eae

#9fbc9e

#9ebcbb

Tetradic

#bc9eae

#bcac9e

#9ebcac

#9eaebc

Square

#bc9eae

#bcbb9e

#9ebcac

#9e9fbc

Shades

Color #bc9eae mixed toward black.

#a47c91

#885e75

#664757

#442f3a

#22181d

Tints

Color #bc9eae mixed toward white.

#c7aebb

#d2bec9

#ddced6

#e9dfe4

#f4eff1

Tones

Color #bc9eae mixed toward gray.

#b9a0ae

#b7a3ae

#b4a5ad

#b2a8ad

#afaaad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0aa · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#b2b4a9 · ΔE 21.7

Tritanopia

#bba7a7 · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 14.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9eae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9eae]

Related colors

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#bc9eae (#bc9eae) is rgb(188, 158, 174) in RGB.

No, #bc9eae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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