#bc8a9e

Color #bc8a9e

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 10.99 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8a9e

RGB

rgb(188, 138, 158)

HSL

hsl(336, 27.2%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(336, 26.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.6%, 16%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(62.79, 22.14, -3.08)

LCH

lch(62.79, 22.35, 352.08)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0663, 353.24)

HWB

hwb(336, 54.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8abca8

Analogous

#bc8ab7

#bc8a9e

#bc8f8a

Triadic

#bc8a9e

#9ebc8a

#8a9ebc

Split-complementary

#bc8a9e

#8abc8f

#8ab7bc

Tetradic

#bc8a9e

#bca88a

#8abca8

#8a9ebc

Square

#bc8a9e

#b7bc8a

#8abca8

#8f8abc

Shades

Color #bc8a9e mixed toward black.

#a86781

#8a4f67

#683b4d

#452833

#23141a

Tints

Color #bc8a9e mixed toward white.

#c79dae

#d2b1be

#ddc4ce

#e9d8df

#f4ebef

Tones

Color #bc8a9e mixed toward gray.

#b88e9f

#b492a0

#af96a0

#ab9ba1

#a79fa2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a899 · ΔE 26.9

Deuteranopia

#abaf98 · ΔE 32.3

Tritanopia

#ba9695 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8a9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8a9e]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Frequently asked questions

#bc8a9e (#bc8a9e) is rgb(188, 138, 158) in RGB.

No, #bc8a9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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