#bc5a62

Color #bc5a62

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 9.53 Nearest Tailwind class rose-600 #ec003f · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bc5a62

RGB

rgb(188, 90, 98)

HSL

hsl(355.1, 42.2%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(355.1, 52.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 52.1%, 47.9%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(50.56, 40.18, 14.3)

LCH

lch(50.56, 42.65, 19.59)

OKLCH

oklch(58.9%, 0.1263, 16.7)

HWB

hwb(355.1, 35.3%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5abcb4

Analogous

#bc5a93

#bc5a62

#bc835a

Triadic

#bc5a62

#62bc5a

#5a62bc

Split-complementary

#bc5a62

#5abc83

#5a93bc

Tetradic

#bc5a62

#bcb45a

#5abcb4

#5a62bc

Square

#bc5a62

#93bc5a

#5abcb4

#835abc

Shades

Color #bc5a62 mixed toward black.

#a5434b

#84363c

#63282d

#421b1e

#210d0f

Tints

Color #bc5a62 mixed toward white.

#c7767c

#d29196

#ddadb1

#e9c8cb

#f4e4e5

Tones

Color #bc5a62 mixed toward gray.

#b46269

#ac6a70

#a37276

#9b7b7d

#938384

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b60 · ΔE 40.3

Deuteranopia

#a0a660 · ΔE 44.4

Tritanopia

#b95f5e · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 24

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc5a62;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc5a62]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#bc5a62 (#bc5a62) is rgb(188, 90, 98) in RGB.

No, #bc5a62 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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