Recognised as Colour

#BC1E46

#BC1E46
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BC1E46 is a red with RGB values 188, 30, 70 and HSL 345°, 72%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BC1E46

RGBrgb(188, 30, 70)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1176, 0.2745

RGB percentages73.7%, 11.8%, 27.5%

HSLhsl(344.8, 72.5%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.8, 84%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 84%, 62.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,328,518

CSS custom property--colour: #BC1E46;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12062WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.15:1

Contrast with white6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#424242

Inverted#43E1B9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F4D46no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#766D42no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65 from the original

Tritanopia#CE0030no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 16.9 Crimson · ΔE 18.4 Firebrick · ΔE 19.6 Indian red · ΔE 20.7 Dark red · ΔE 28 Maroon · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 16.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1EBC94

Analogous#BC1E95, #BC451E

Triadic#46BC1E, #1E46BC

Split complementary#1EBC45, #1E95BC

Tetradic#95BC1E, #1EBC94, #451EBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F3B3C3

Lighter +30%#EC87A1

Lighter +20%#E55B7E

Lighter +10%#DE2F5B

Darker −10%#901736

Darker −20%#641025

Darker −30%#380915

Darker −40%#0C0204

More saturated +25%#D70339

Less saturated −25%#A13953

Channel breakdown

R188

G30

B70

Red188 (73.7%)

Green30 (11.8%)

Blue70 (27.5%)

Hue344.81°

Saturation (HSL)72.48%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 1E · B 46

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