Colour
#BC3C37
- #BC3C37
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#BC3C37 is a red with RGB values 188, 60, 55 and HSL 2°, 55%, 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
#BC3C37#BC3C37
HEX#BC3C37
RGBrgb(188, 60, 55)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2353, 0.2157
RGB percentages73.7%, 23.5%, 21.6%
HSLhsl(2.3, 54.7%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.3, 70.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 68.1%, 70.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,336,183
CSS custom property--colour: #BC3C37;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.1 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#43C3C8
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#37B7BC
Analogous#BC3775, #BC7E37
Triadic#37BC3C, #3C37BC
Split complementary#37BC7F, #3774BC
Tetradic#74BC37, #37B7BC, #7E37BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G60
B55
Red188 (73.7%)
Green60 (23.5%)
Blue55 (21.6%)
Hue2.26°
Saturation (HSL)54.73%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 3C · B 37
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