Colour

#BC2549

#BC2549
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BC2549 is a red with RGB values 188, 37, 73 and HSL 346°, 67%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BC2549

RGBrgb(188, 37, 73)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1451, 0.2863

RGB percentages73.7%, 14.5%, 28.6%

HSLhsl(345.7, 67.1%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.7, 80.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 80.3%, 61.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,330,313

CSS custom property--colour: #BC2549;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1

Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#43DAB6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#514F49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 62.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#776E45no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CE0035no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.6 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 16.8 Indian red · ΔE 19.3 Crimson · ΔE 19.9 Firebrick · ΔE 20.3 Maroon · ΔE 28.5 Dark red · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 16.77, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#25BC98

Analogous#BC2595, #BC4D25

Triadic#49BC25, #2549BC

Split complementary#25BC4D, #2595BC

Tetradic#94BC25, #25BC98, #4C25BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2BBC8

Lighter +30%#E991A6

Lighter +20%#E16683

Lighter +10%#D93B61

Darker −10%#911D38

Darker −20%#671428

Darker −30%#3C0C17

Darker −40%#120307

More saturated +25%#D8093A

Less saturated −25%#A04158

Channel breakdown

R188

G37

B73

Red188 (73.7%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue73 (28.6%)

Hue345.7°

Saturation (HSL)67.11%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 25 · B 49

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