#bc9d96

Color #bc9d96

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.74 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bc9d96

RGB

rgb(188, 157, 150)

HSL

hsl(11.1, 22.1%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(11.1, 20.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 20.2%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(67.28, 10.33, 7.94)

LCH

lch(67.28, 13.03, 37.55)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0383, 32.86)

HWB

hwb(11.1, 58.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96b5bc

Analogous

#bc96a2

#bc9d96

#bcb096

Triadic

#bc9d96

#96bc9d

#9d96bc

Split-complementary

#bc9d96

#96bcb0

#96a2bc

Tetradic

#bc9d96

#b5bc96

#96b5bc

#9d96bc

Square

#bc9d96

#a2bc96

#96b5bc

#b096bc

Shades

Color #bc9d96 mixed toward black.

#a67d74

#8a6158

#674942

#45312c

#221816

Tints

Color #bc9d96 mixed toward white.

#c7ada8

#d2beb9

#dececb

#e9dedc

#f4efee

Tones

Color #bc9d96 mixed toward gray.

#b99f99

#b6a19c

#b3a3a0

#afa5a3

#aca7a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaf98 · ΔE 18.8

Deuteranopia

#b1b398 · ΔE 20.8

Tritanopia

#bb9999 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 12.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc9d96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc9d96]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Salmon #fa8072

Coral #ff7f50

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#bc9d96 (#bc9d96) is rgb(188, 157, 150) in RGB.

No, #bc9d96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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