#bc9996

Color #bc9996

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 5.2 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bc9996

RGB

rgb(188, 153, 150)

HSL

hsl(4.7, 22.1%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.7, 20.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.6%, 20.2%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(66.27, 12.54, 6.49)

LCH

lch(66.27, 14.12, 27.36)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0422, 23.89)

HWB

hwb(4.7, 58.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96b9bc

Analogous

#bc96a6

#bc9996

#bcac96

Triadic

#bc9996

#96bc99

#9996bc

Split-complementary

#bc9996

#96bcac

#96a6bc

Tetradic

#bc9996

#b9bc96

#96b9bc

#9996bc

Square

#bc9996

#a6bc96

#96b9bc

#ac96bc

Shades

Color #bc9996 mixed toward black.

#a67874

#8a5c58

#674542

#452e2c

#221716

Tints

Color #bc9996 mixed toward white.

#c7aaa8

#d2bbb9

#decccb

#e9dddc

#f4eeee

Tones

Color #bc9996 mixed toward gray.

#b99c99

#b69e9c

#b3a1a0

#afa4a3

#aca6a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeae97 · ΔE 21.4

Deuteranopia

#b0b297 · ΔE 23.4

Tritanopia

#ba9797 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9996;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9996]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#bc9996 (#bc9996) is rgb(188, 153, 150) in RGB.

No, #bc9996 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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