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#bc7978 color: Nipple

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1°
100%

OKLCH

64.6%
0.084
21°
  • ≈ Terracotta
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • taupe-400
  • Black 26%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text3.42:1 · Below AALc -67
Black text6.14:1 · AALc 43

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About #bc7978

#bc7978 is a soft red color. In OKLCH it has 64.6% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 21°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 3.42:1 contrast and black text 6.14:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Nipple (#bb7777). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-400.

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Lighter: #bc7978 mixed with white

  1. bc7978
  2. c38685
  3. cb9392
  4. d2a09f
  5. d9aeac
  6. dfbbb9
  7. e6c8c7
  8. ecd6d5
  9. f3e3e3
  10. f9f1f1

Darker: #bc7978 mixed with black

  1. bc7978
  2. a36867
  3. 8b5857
  4. 734848
  5. 5d3939
  6. 472b2a
  7. 321d1d
  8. 1f1010
  9. 0d0505
  10. 020101

Calmer: #bc7978 with less saturation

  1. bc7978
  2. b87b7a
  3. b47e7c
  4. af807f
  5. ab8281
  6. a68483
  7. a28685
  8. 9d8887
  9. 988a89
  10. 938c8c