Colour
#BC4645
- #BC4645
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Indian red
#BC4645 is a red with RGB values 188, 70, 69 and HSL 1°, 47%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.
Colour values
#BC4645#BC4645
HEX#BC4645
RGBrgb(188, 70, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.2745, 0.2706
RGB percentages73.7%, 27.5%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(0.5, 47%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0.5, 63.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 62.8%, 63.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,338,757
CSS custom property--colour: #BC4645;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#43B9BA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#45BBBC
Analogous#BC4580, #BC8245
Triadic#45BC46, #4645BC
Split complementary#45BC82, #457FBC
Tetradic#7FBC45, #45BBBC, #8245BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G70
B69
Red188 (73.7%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue0.5°
Saturation (HSL)47.04%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 46 · B 45
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