#bc8a8e

Color #bc8a8e

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 3.16 Nearest Tailwind class rose-300 #ffa1ad · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8a8e

RGB

rgb(188, 138, 142)

HSL

hsl(355.2, 27.2%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(355.2, 26.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.6%, 24.5%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(62.36, 19.64, 5.38)

LCH

lch(62.36, 20.36, 15.32)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0614, 13.47)

HWB

hwb(355.2, 54.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8abcb8

Analogous

#bc8aa7

#bc8a8e

#bc9f8a

Triadic

#bc8a8e

#8ebc8a

#8a8ebc

Split-complementary

#bc8a8e

#8abc9f

#8aa7bc

Tetradic

#bc8a8e

#bcb88a

#8abcb8

#8a8ebc

Square

#bc8a8e

#a7bc8a

#8abcb8

#9f8abc

Shades

Color #bc8a8e mixed toward black.

#a8676d

#8a4f54

#683b3f

#45282a

#231415

Tints

Color #bc8a8e mixed toward white.

#c79da1

#d2b1b4

#ddc4c6

#e9d8d9

#f4ebec

Tones

Color #bc8a8e mixed toward gray.

#b88e91

#b49295

#af9698

#ab9b9c

#a79f9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a88d · ΔE 27.6

Deuteranopia

#abaf8d · ΔE 31.2

Tritanopia

#ba8c8c · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 17.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8a8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8a8e]

Related colors

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#bc8a8e (#bc8a8e) is rgb(188, 138, 142) in RGB.

No, #bc8a8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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