Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#BC556D

  • #BC556D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BC556D is a red with RGB values 188, 85, 109 and HSL 346°, 43%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BC556D#BC556D
HEX#BC556D
RGBrgb(188, 85, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3333, 0.4275
RGB percentages73.7%, 33.3%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(346, 43.5%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346, 54.8%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 54.8%, 42%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,342,637
CSS custom property--colour: #BC556D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#43AA92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#696A6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#837E6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Tritanopia#CB4A5Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.6Indian red · ΔE 15.8Light coral · ΔE 20.8Brown · ΔE 27.5Salmon · ΔE 28.4Rosy brown · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55BCA4
Analogous#BC55A0, #BC7155
Triadic#6DBC55, #556DBC
Split complementary#55BC71, #55A0BC
Tetradic#A0BC55, #55BCA4, #7155BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6E7EB
Lighter +30%#E7C3CB
Lighter +20%#D99EAC
Lighter +10%#CA7A8C
Darker −10%#9F3F55
Darker −20%#7B3042
Darker −30%#56222E
Darker −40%#31141A
More saturated +25%#DA375D
Less saturated −25%#9E737D

Channel breakdown

R188
G85
B109
Red188 (73.7%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue346.02°
Saturation (HSL)43.46%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 55 · B 6D

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “bc556d” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.