All About Color #BC8A8A

#BC8A8A

About #BC8A8A

#BC8A8A is a light red color with the hex code #BC8A8A. In RGB it is red 188, green 138, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 27%, lightness 64%; in CMYK it is 0%, 27%, 27%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.94:1 on white and 7.14:1 on black.

#BC8A8A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 8A, 8A
CMYK0.00%, 26.60%, 26.60%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 138, 138
HSL0°, 27%, 64%
RGB Octal274, 212, 212
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 26.60%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10001010, 10001010
CIE-L*AB62.26, 19.06, 7.50
RGB Percent73.73%, 54.12%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH62.26, 20.49, 21.49
XYZ34.41, 30.70, 28.16
CIE-L*UV62.26, 32.17, 6.94
xyY0.37, 0.33, 30.70
Hunter-Lab55.41, 13.90, 8.66
RYB73.73%, 54.12%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC8A8A on a dark background: contrast 7.14:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BC8A8A on a light background: contrast 2.94:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC8A8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC8A8A · #DDC5C5 · #955656 · #8ABCBC · #C5DDDD

Analogous palette

#BC8ABC · #BC8AA3 · #BC8A8A · #BCA38A · #BCBC8A

Triadic palette

#BC8A8A · #8ABC8A · #8A8ABC · #DDC5C5 · #C5DDC5

Tetradic palette

#BC8A8A · #A3BC8A · #8ABCBC · #A38ABC · #955656

Monochromatic palette

#6E3F3F · #9F5B5B · #BC8A8A · #D8BBBB · #F4ECEC

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