Recognised as Colour
#BC294D
- #BC294D
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#BC294D is a red with RGB values 188, 41, 77 and HSL 345°, 64%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#BC294D#BC294D
HEX#BC294D
RGBrgb(188, 41, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1608, 0.302
RGB percentages73.7%, 16.1%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(345.3, 64.2%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.3, 78.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 78.2%, 59%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,331,341
CSS custom property--colour: #BC294D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.12813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#43D6B2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#29BC98
Analogous#BC2997, #BC4E29
Triadic#4DBC29, #294DBC
Split complementary#29BC4E, #2997BC
Tetradic#97BC29, #29BC98, #4E29BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G41
B77
Red188 (73.7%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue345.31°
Saturation (HSL)64.19%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 29 · B 4D
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