Colour
#BC353F
- #BC353F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#BC353F is a red with RGB values 188, 53, 63 and HSL 356°, 56%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#BC353F#BC353F
HEX#BC353F
RGBrgb(188, 53, 63)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2078, 0.2471
RGB percentages73.7%, 20.8%, 24.7%
HSLhsl(355.6, 56%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.6, 71.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 71.8%, 66.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,334,399
CSS custom property--colour: #BC353F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.13596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#43CAC0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#35BCB2
Analogous#BC3583, #BC6E35
Triadic#3FBC35, #353FBC
Split complementary#35BC6E, #3583BC
Tetradic#83BC35, #35BCB2, #6E35BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G53
B63
Red188 (73.7%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue63 (24.7%)
Hue355.56°
Saturation (HSL)56.02%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 35 · B 3F
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