#bc5979

Color #bc5979

A moderately saturated medium pink.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 9.93 Nearest Tailwind class pink-600 #e60076 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bc5979

RGB

rgb(188, 89, 121)

HSL

hsl(340.6, 42.5%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(340.6, 52.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 52.7%, 35.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(50.94, 43.21, 1.1)

LCH

lch(50.94, 43.22, 1.46)

OKLCH

oklch(59.4%, 0.1314, 1.48)

HWB

hwb(340.6, 34.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#59bc9c

Analogous

#bc59aa

#bc5979

#bc6a59

Triadic

#bc5979

#79bc59

#5979bc

Split-complementary

#bc5979

#59bc6a

#59aabc

Tetradic

#bc5979

#bc9c59

#59bc9c

#5979bc

Square

#bc5979

#aabc59

#59bc9c

#6a59bc

Shades

Color #bc5979 mixed toward black.

#a44262

#84354e

#63283b

#421b27

#210d14

Tints

Color #bc5979 mixed toward white.

#c7758f

#d290a6

#ddacbc

#e9c8d2

#f4e3e9

Tones

Color #bc5979 mixed toward gray.

#b4617c

#ab697f

#a37282

#9b7a85

#938288

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9a72 · ΔE 40.6

Deuteranopia

#a0a671 · ΔE 46.4

Tritanopia

#b96d6b · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 24.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc5979;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc5979]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#bc5979 (#bc5979) is rgb(188, 89, 121) in RGB.

No, #bc5979 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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