Colour

#BC3A44

#BC3A44
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BC3A44 is a red with RGB values 188, 58, 68 and HSL 355°, 53%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#BC3A44#BC3A44

HEX#BC3A44

RGBrgb(188, 58, 68)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2275, 0.2667

RGB percentages73.7%, 22.7%, 26.7%

HSLhsl(355.4, 52.8%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.4, 69.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 69.1%, 63.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,335,684

CSS custom property--colour: #BC3A44;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.49:1

Contrast with white5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#43C5BB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5D5843no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7E7340no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 56.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CE173Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 9.8 Indian red · ΔE 11.9 Firebrick · ΔE 14.9 Crimson · ΔE 20.9 Dark red · ΔE 23.7 Maroon · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 9.78, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3ABCB2

Analogous#BC3A85, #BC713A

Triadic#44BC3A, #3A44BC

Split complementary#3ABC71, #3A85BC

Tetradic#85BC3A, #3ABCB2, #713ABC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1D1D4

Lighter +30%#E5AAAF

Lighter +20%#D9838A

Lighter +10%#CD5C65

Darker −10%#952E36

Darker −20%#6E2228

Darker −30%#47161A

Darker −40%#200A0C

More saturated +25%#DB1B2A

Less saturated −25%#9D595E

Channel breakdown

R188

G58

B68

Red188 (73.7%)

Green58 (22.7%)

Blue68 (26.7%)

Hue355.38°

Saturation (HSL)52.85%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 3A · B 44

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