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Colour

#BC5468

  • #BC5468
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Indian red

#BC5468 is a red with RGB values 188, 84, 104 and HSL 348°, 44%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BC5468#BC5468
HEX#BC5468
RGBrgb(188, 84, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3294, 0.4078
RGB percentages73.7%, 32.9%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(348.5, 43.7%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.5, 55.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 55.3%, 44.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,342,376
CSS custom property--colour: #BC5468;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18031WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#43AB97

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#696968no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#847E66no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46 from the original
Tritanopia#CB475Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 13.4Pale violetred · ΔE 14.3Light coral · ΔE 19.6Brown · ΔE 25.1Salmon · ΔE 26.6Rosy brown · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 13.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#54BCA8
Analogous#BC549C, #BC7454
Triadic#68BC54, #5468BC
Split complementary#54BC74, #549CBC
Tetradic#9CBC54, #54BCA8, #7454BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5E7E9
Lighter +30%#E7C2C9
Lighter +20%#D99DA9
Lighter +10%#CA7988
Darker −10%#9F3E51
Darker −20%#7A303E
Darker −30%#56212C
Darker −40%#311319
More saturated +25%#DA3656
Less saturated −25%#9E727A

Channel breakdown

R188
G84
B104
Red188 (73.7%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue348.46°
Saturation (HSL)43.7%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 54 · B 68

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