#bc4136

Color #bc4136

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 8.35 Nearest Tailwind class red-700 #c10007 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bc4136

RGB

rgb(188, 65, 54)

HSL

hsl(4.9, 55.4%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.9, 71.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 65.4%, 71.3%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(45.28, 48.79, 33.52)

LCH

lch(45.28, 59.2, 34.49)

OKLCH

oklch(54.7%, 0.1604, 28.53)

HWB

hwb(4.9, 21.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#36b1bc

Analogous

#bc366e

#bc4136

#bc8436

Triadic

#bc4136

#36bc41

#4136bc

Split-complementary

#bc4136

#36bc84

#366ebc

Tetradic

#bc4136

#b1bc36

#36b1bc

#4136bc

Square

#bc4136

#6ebc36

#36b1bc

#8436bc

Shades

Color #bc4136 mixed toward black.

#9d362d

#7d2b24

#5e201b

#3f1612

#1f0b09

Tints

Color #bc4136 mixed toward white.

#cd5c52

#d77c74

#e19d97

#ebbeba

#f5dedc

Tones

Color #bc4136 mixed toward gray.

#b14a41

#a6544c

#9b5d58

#8f6663

#84706e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.95:1

White text reads better on this background (5.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979639 · ΔE 44.4

Deuteranopia

#9ca33a · ΔE 48.8

Tritanopia

#b83b3c · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 25.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc4136;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc4136]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#bc4136 (#bc4136) is rgb(188, 65, 54) in RGB.

No, #bc4136 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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