Colour

#BC2A3C

#BC2A3C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BC2A3C is a red with RGB values 188, 42, 60 and HSL 353°, 63%, 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

#BC2A3C#BC2A3C

HEX#BC2A3C

RGBrgb(188, 42, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1647, 0.2353

RGB percentages73.7%, 16.5%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(352.6, 63.5%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.6, 77.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 77.7%, 68.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,331,580

CSS custom property--colour: #BC2A3C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.94:1

Contrast with white5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#43D5C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#55503Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A6F37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 61.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CF0032no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 10.1 Firebrick · ΔE 11.9 Crimson · ΔE 15.9 Indian red · ΔE 17.5 Dark red · ΔE 21.6 Maroon · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 10.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2ABCAA

Analogous#BC2A85, #BC612A

Triadic#3CBC2A, #2A3CBC

Split complementary#2ABC61, #2A85BC

Tetradic#85BC2A, #2ABCAA, #612ABC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1C1C7

Lighter +30%#E897A1

Lighter +20%#DE6E7B

Lighter +10%#D54456

Darker −10%#92212F

Darker −20%#691721

Darker −30%#3F0E14

Darker −40%#150507

More saturated +25%#D90D26

Less saturated −25%#9F4752

Channel breakdown

R188

G42

B60

Red188 (73.7%)

Green42 (16.5%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue352.6°

Saturation (HSL)63.48%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 2A · B 3C

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Colour values

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