#bc5149

Color #bc5149

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 6.87 Nearest Tailwind class rose-600 #ec003f · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bc5149

RGB

rgb(188, 81, 73)

HSL

hsl(4.2, 46.2%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.2, 61.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 56.9%, 61.2%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(48.34, 42.56, 26.18)

LCH

lch(48.34, 49.97, 31.6)

OKLCH

oklch(57.1%, 0.14, 26.69)

HWB

hwb(4.2, 28.6%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#49b4bc

Analogous

#bc497b

#bc5149

#bc8b49

Triadic

#bc5149

#49bc51

#5149bc

Split-complementary

#bc5149

#49bc8b

#497bbc

Tetradic

#bc5149

#b4bc49

#49b4bc

#5149bc

Square

#bc5149

#7bbc49

#49b4bc

#8b49bc

Shades

Color #bc5149 mixed toward black.

#9f423b

#7f342f

#5f2723

#401a17

#200d0c

Tints

Color #bc5149 mixed toward white.

#c76e67

#d28b86

#dea8a4

#e9c5c2

#f4e2e1

Tones

Color #bc5149 mixed toward gray.

#b25953

#a9625c

#9f6a66

#96726f

#8c7a79

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.41:1

White text reads better on this background (4.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99994b · ΔE 41.3

Deuteranopia

#9fa54c · ΔE 45.2

Tritanopia

#b84d4d · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 24.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc5149;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc5149]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#bc5149 (#bc5149) is rgb(188, 81, 73) in RGB.

No, #bc5149 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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