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Recognised as Colour

#BC2D54

  • #BC2D54
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#BC2D54 is a red with RGB values 188, 45, 84 and HSL 344°, 61%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BC2D54#BC2D54
HEX#BC2D54
RGBrgb(188, 45, 84)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1765, 0.3294
RGB percentages73.7%, 17.6%, 32.9%
HSLhsl(343.6, 61.4%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(343.6, 76.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 76.1%, 55.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,332,372
CSS custom property--colour: #BC2D54;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13208WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#43D2AB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#535355no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#787050no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.9 from the original
Tritanopia#CD003Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 19.4Brown · ΔE 20.7Pale violetred · ΔE 24.8Crimson · ΔE 25Firebrick · ΔE 25.6Light coral · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 19.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2DBC95
Analogous#BC2D9B, #BC4D2D
Triadic#54BC2D, #2D54BC
Split complementary#2DBC4D, #2D9CBC
Tetradic#9CBC2D, #2DBC95, #4E2DBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1C4D0
Lighter +30%#E79BB0
Lighter +20%#DD728F
Lighter +10%#D3496E
Darker −10%#932342
Darker −20%#6A192F
Darker −30%#410F1D
Darker −40%#17060A
More saturated +25%#D91047
Less saturated −25%#9F4A61

Channel breakdown

R188
G45
B84
Red188 (73.7%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue84 (32.9%)
Hue343.64°
Saturation (HSL)61.37%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 2D · B 54

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