#bc8897

Color #bc8897

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.56 Nearest Tailwind class rose-300 #ffa1ad · ΔE 13.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8897

RGB

rgb(188, 136, 151)

HSL

hsl(342.7, 28%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(342.7, 27.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.7%, 19.7%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(62.11, 22.13, -0.09)

LCH

lch(62.11, 22.13, 359.77)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0664, 0.09)

HWB

hwb(342.7, 53.3%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#88bcad

Analogous

#bc88b1

#bc8897

#bc9388

Triadic

#bc8897

#97bc88

#8897bc

Split-complementary

#bc8897

#88bc93

#88b1bc

Tetradic

#bc8897

#bcad88

#88bcad

#8897bc

Square

#bc8897

#b1bc88

#88bcad

#9388bc

Shades

Color #bc8897 mixed toward black.

#a96579

#8a4e5f

#683a47

#452730

#231318

Tints

Color #bc8897 mixed toward white.

#c79ca8

#d2b0ba

#ddc3cb

#e9d7dc

#f4ebee

Tones

Color #bc8897 mixed toward gray.

#b88c99

#b3919b

#af959c

#ab999e

#a69ea0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a894 · ΔE 28.8

Deuteranopia

#abae93 · ΔE 32.3

Tritanopia

#ba9190 · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 18.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8897;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8897]

Related colors

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#bc8897 (#bc8897) is rgb(188, 136, 151) in RGB.

No, #bc8897 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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