Recognised as Colour
#BC3A48
- #BC3A48
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#BC3A48 is a red with RGB values 188, 58, 72 and HSL 354°, 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
#BC3A48#BC3A48
HEX#BC3A48
RGBrgb(188, 58, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2275, 0.2824
RGB percentages73.7%, 22.7%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(353.5, 52.8%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.5, 69.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 69.1%, 61.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,335,688
CSS custom property--colour: #BC3A48;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.47:1
Contrast with white5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#43C5B7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3ABCAE
Analogous#BC3A89, #BC6D3A
Triadic#48BC3A, #3A48BC
Split complementary#3ABC6D, #3A89BC
Tetradic#89BC3A, #3ABCAE, #6D3ABC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G58
B72
Red188 (73.7%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue353.54°
Saturation (HSL)52.85%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 3A · B 48
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