#bc9a99

Color #bc9a99

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 5.6 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#bc9a99

RGB

rgb(188, 154, 153)

HSL

hsl(1.7, 20.7%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(1.7, 18.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.1%, 18.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(66.6, 12.46, 5.28)

LCH

lch(66.6, 13.53, 22.97)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0407, 20.13)

HWB

hwb(1.7, 60%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99bbbc

Analogous

#bc99aa

#bc9a99

#bcac99

Triadic

#bc9a99

#99bc9a

#9a99bc

Split-complementary

#bc9a99

#99bcac

#99aabc

Tetradic

#bc9a99

#bbbc99

#99bbbc

#9a99bc

Square

#bc9a99

#aabc99

#99bbbc

#ac99bc

Shades

Color #bc9a99 mixed toward black.

#a67877

#895c5a

#674544

#452e2d

#221717

Tints

Color #bc9a99 mixed toward white.

#c7abaa

#d2bcbb

#decdcc

#e9dddd

#f4eeee

Tones

Color #bc9a99 mixed toward gray.

#b99d9c

#b6a09f

#b3a2a2

#b0a5a5

#aea8a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeae99 · ΔE 21

Deuteranopia

#b0b399 · ΔE 23.9

Tritanopia

#ba9999 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9a99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9a99]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#bc9a99 (#bc9a99) is rgb(188, 154, 153) in RGB.

No, #bc9a99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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