#bc6a59

Color #bc6a59

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 14.02 Nearest Tailwind class red-400 #ff6467 · ΔE 13

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Conversions

HEX

#bc6a59

RGB

rgb(188, 106, 89)

HSL

hsl(10.3, 42.5%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.3, 52.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 43.6%, 52.7%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(53.73, 30.92, 23.85)

LCH

lch(53.73, 39.05, 37.64)

OKLCH

oklch(61.3%, 0.1086, 32.71)

HWB

hwb(10.3, 34.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#59abbc

Analogous

#bc5979

#bc6a59

#bc9b59

Triadic

#bc6a59

#59bc6a

#6a59bc

Split-complementary

#bc6a59

#59bc9b

#5979bc

Tetradic

#bc6a59

#abbc59

#59abbc

#6a59bc

Square

#bc6a59

#79bc59

#59abbc

#9b59bc

Shades

Color #bc6a59 mixed toward black.

#a45342

#844335

#633228

#42211b

#21110d

Tints

Color #bc6a59 mixed toward white.

#c78375

#d29c90

#ddb4ac

#e9cdc8

#f4e6e3

Tones

Color #bc6a59 mixed toward gray.

#b46f61

#ab7569

#a37a72

#9b807a

#938582

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9f5d · ΔE 33.5

Deuteranopia

#a3a95e · ΔE 36.9

Tritanopia

#b96162 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 22.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc6a59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc6a59]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#bc6a59 (#bc6a59) is rgb(188, 106, 89) in RGB.

No, #bc6a59 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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