#bc4835

Color #bc4835

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 10.93 Nearest Tailwind class orange-700 #ca3500 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bc4835

RGB

rgb(188, 72, 53)

HSL

hsl(8.4, 56%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.4, 71.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 61.7%, 71.8%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(46.43, 45.63, 35.41)

LCH

lch(46.43, 57.76, 37.81)

OKLCH

oklch(55.6%, 0.1537, 31.59)

HWB

hwb(8.4, 20.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#35a9bc

Analogous

#bc3566

#bc4835

#bc8c35

Triadic

#bc4835

#35bc48

#4835bc

Split-complementary

#bc4835

#35bc8c

#3566bc

Tetradic

#bc4835

#a9bc35

#35a9bc

#4835bc

Square

#bc4835

#66bc35

#35a9bc

#8c35bc

Shades

Color #bc4835 mixed toward black.

#9d3c2c

#7d3023

#5e241b

#3f1812

#1f0c09

Tints

Color #bc4835 mixed toward white.

#ce6250

#d88173

#e1a196

#ebc0b9

#f5e0dc

Tones

Color #bc4835 mixed toward gray.

#b15040

#a6584c

#9a6057

#8f6862

#84716d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.12:1

White text reads better on this background (5.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#98973a · ΔE 42.2

Deuteranopia

#9da43b · ΔE 46.5

Tritanopia

#b83e3f · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 25.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc4835;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc4835]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#bc4835 (#bc4835) is rgb(188, 72, 53) in RGB.

No, #bc4835 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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