Colour

#BC4242

#BC4242
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#BC4242 is a red with RGB values 188, 66, 66 and HSL 0°, 48%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#BC4242#BC4242

HEX#BC4242

RGBrgb(188, 66, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2588, 0.2588

RGB percentages73.7%, 25.9%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(0, 48%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 64.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 64.9%, 64.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,337,730

CSS custom property--colour: #BC4242;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness116.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.25:1

Contrast with white5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#43BDBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#625C41no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#81763Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.1 from the original

Tritanopia#CE2643no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 8.9 Indian red · ΔE 10 Firebrick · ΔE 14.3 Sienna · ΔE 21.6 Salmon · ΔE 22.1 Light coral · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 8.9, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42BCBC

Analogous#BC427F, #BC7F42

Triadic#42BC42, #4242BC

Split complementary#42BC7F, #427FBC

Tetradic#7FBC42, #42BCBC, #7F42BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1D9D9

Lighter +30%#E4B3B3

Lighter +20%#D78D8D

Lighter +10%#CA6767

Darker −10%#963535

Darker −20%#712727

Darker −30%#4B1A1A

Darker −40%#250D0D

More saturated +25%#DC2222

Less saturated −25%#9C6262

Channel breakdown

R188

G66

B66

Red188 (73.7%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)48.03%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 42 · B 42

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