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Recognised as Colour

#BC566E

  • #BC566E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BC566E is a red with RGB values 188, 86, 110 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

#BC566E#BC566E
HEX#BC566E
RGBrgb(188, 86, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3373, 0.4314
RGB percentages73.7%, 33.7%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(345.9, 43.2%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.9, 54.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 54.3%, 41.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,342,894
CSS custom property--colour: #BC566E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18473WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.69:1
Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#43A991

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#696B6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 44.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#847F6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.3 from the original
Tritanopia#CB4B5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.3Indian red · ΔE 16.1Light coral · ΔE 20.8Brown · ΔE 27.9Salmon · ΔE 28.5Rosy brown · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#56BCA4
Analogous#BC56A1, #BC7156
Triadic#6EBC56, #566EBC
Split complementary#56BC71, #56A1BC
Tetradic#A1BC56, #56BCA4, #7156BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6E8EB
Lighter +30%#E7C4CC
Lighter +20%#D99FAD
Lighter +10%#CA7B8D
Darker −10%#A03F56
Darker −20%#7B3142
Darker −30%#57222F
Darker −40%#32141B
More saturated +25%#DA395E
Less saturated −25%#9F747E

Channel breakdown

R188
G86
B110
Red188 (73.7%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue345.88°
Saturation (HSL)43.22%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 56 · B 6E

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