#bc899e

Color #bc899e

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.58 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bc899e

RGB

rgb(188, 137, 158)

HSL

hsl(335.3, 27.6%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(335.3, 27.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.1%, 16%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(62.55, 22.69, -3.43)

LCH

lch(62.55, 22.95, 351.4)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.068, 352.56)

HWB

hwb(335.3, 53.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89bca7

Analogous

#bc89b7

#bc899e

#bc8d89

Triadic

#bc899e

#9ebc89

#899ebc

Split-complementary

#bc899e

#89bc8d

#89b7bc

Tetradic

#bc899e

#bca789

#89bca7

#899ebc

Square

#bc899e

#b7bc89

#89bca7

#8d89bc

Shades

Color #bc899e mixed toward black.

#a86682

#8a4e67

#683b4d

#452734

#23141a

Tints

Color #bc899e mixed toward white.

#c79dae

#d2b0be

#ddc4ce

#e9d8df

#f4ebef

Tones

Color #bc899e mixed toward gray.

#b88d9f

#b3919f

#af96a0

#ab9aa1

#a79ea2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a899 · ΔE 27.8

Deuteranopia

#abaf98 · ΔE 32.6

Tritanopia

#ba9594 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc899e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc899e]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Crimson #dc143c

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Frequently asked questions

#bc899e (#bc899e) is rgb(188, 137, 158) in RGB.

No, #bc899e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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