#bc9490

Color #bc9490

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 3.16 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bc9490

RGB

rgb(188, 148, 144)

HSL

hsl(5.5, 24.7%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.5, 23.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.3%, 23.4%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(64.87, 14.39, 7.86)

LCH

lch(64.87, 16.4, 28.64)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0488, 24.99)

HWB

hwb(5.5, 56.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#90b8bc

Analogous

#bc90a2

#bc9490

#bcaa90

Triadic

#bc9490

#90bc94

#9490bc

Split-complementary

#bc9490

#90bcaa

#90a2bc

Tetradic

#bc9490

#b8bc90

#90b8bc

#9490bc

Square

#bc9490

#a2bc90

#90b8bc

#aa90bc

Shades

Color #bc9490 mixed toward black.

#a7736e

#8a5853

#68423f

#452c2a

#231615

Tints

Color #bc9490 mixed toward white.

#c7a6a3

#d2b8b5

#ddcac8

#e9dbda

#f4eded

Tones

Color #bc9490 mixed toward gray.

#b89794

#b59a97

#b19d9b

#ada09f

#aaa3a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acac91 · ΔE 23.6

Deuteranopia

#aeb191 · ΔE 26

Tritanopia

#ba9292 · ΔE 1.8

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9490;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9490]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#bc9490 (#bc9490) is rgb(188, 148, 144) in RGB.

No, #bc9490 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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