ColorTool
Log in
#BC989A

#bc989a ≈ Rosy Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#bc989a is a color from the red family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 59.61% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.15% magenta, 18.09% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 356.67°, with 21.18% saturation and 66.67% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 3.44.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc9999
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3548

Complementary

  1. #bc989a
  2. #98bcba

Split complementary

  1. #bc989a
  2. #98bca8
  3. #98acbc

Analogous

  1. #bc98ac
  2. #bc989a
  3. #bca898

Triadic

  1. #bc989a
  2. #9abc98
  3. #989abc

Tetradic

  1. #bc989a
  2. #bcba98
  3. #98bcba
  4. #989abc

Square

  1. #bc989a
  2. #acbc98
  3. #98bcba
  4. #a898bc

Monochromatic

  1. #714a4c
  2. #9e6a6d
  3. #bc989a
  4. #dac6c7
  5. #f7f3f3

Shades

#bc989a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc989a
  2. #a9898b
  3. #967a7b
  4. #846a6c
  5. #715b5c
  6. #5e4c4d
  7. #4b3d3e
  8. #382e2e
  9. #261e1f
  10. #130f0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc989a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc989a
  2. #c3a2a4
  3. #c9adae
  4. #d0b7b8
  5. #d7c1c2
  6. #decccd
  7. #e4d6d7
  8. #ebe0e1
  9. #f2eaeb
  10. #f8f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc989a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc989a
  2. #b69697
  3. #b09395
  4. #aa9192
  5. #a48e90
  6. #9e8c8d
  7. #988a8a
  8. #928788
  9. #8c8585
  10. #868283
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac9d9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e9d9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6a399 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c49599 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ab9b9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af9f9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c19699 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-bc989a {
  color: #bc989a;
}
Background
.bg-bc989a {
  background-color: #bc989a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc989a {
  border: 2px solid #bc989a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc989a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 152 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 21% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc989a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc989a, #bca898);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc989a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 152 154 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 3.44 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.37 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 7.48 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.45 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.80 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 8.90 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.48 #436765 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#bc989a  rgb(188, 152, 154)  hsl(357, 21%, 67%)  Rosy Brown
#98bcba  rgb(152, 188, 186)  hsl(177, 21%, 67%)  Opal
#9abc98  rgb(154, 188, 152)  hsl(117, 21%, 67%)  Dark Sea Green
#989abc  rgb(152, 154, 188)  hsl(237, 21%, 67%)  Cool Gray