Recognised as Colour

#BC1E51

#BC1E51
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BC1E51 is a red with RGB values 188, 30, 81 and HSL 341°, 72%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#BC1E51#BC1E51

HEX#BC1E51

RGBrgb(188, 30, 81)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1176, 0.3176

RGB percentages73.7%, 11.8%, 31.8%

HSLhsl(340.6, 72.5%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(340.6, 84%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 84%, 56.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,328,529

CSS custom property--colour: #BC1E51;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.1:1

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

Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#43E1AE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D4E52no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#756D4Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CE0036no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 22.4 Indian red · ΔE 23.1 Crimson · ΔE 23.7 Firebrick · ΔE 26.2 Pale violetred · ΔE 27.9 Medium violet red · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 22.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1EBC89

Analogous#BC1EA0, #BC3A1E

Triadic#51BC1E, #1E51BC

Split complementary#1EBC3A, #1EA0BC

Tetradic#A0BC1E, #1EBC89, #3A1EBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3B3C8

Lighter +30%#EC87A8

Lighter +20%#E55B88

Lighter +10%#DE2F68

Darker −10%#90173E

Darker −20%#64102B

Darker −30%#380918

Darker −40%#0C0205

More saturated +25%#D70347

Less saturated −25%#A1395B

Channel breakdown

R188

G30

B81

Red188 (73.7%)

Green30 (11.8%)

Blue81 (31.8%)

Hue340.63°

Saturation (HSL)72.48%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 1E · B 51

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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