Colour
#BC571A
- #BC571A
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Chocolate
#BC571A is a orange with RGB values 188, 87, 26 and HSL 23°, 76%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.
Colour values
#BC571A#BC571A
HEX#BC571A
RGBrgb(188, 87, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3412, 0.102
RGB percentages73.7%, 34.1%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(22.6, 75.7%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(22.6, 86.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 53.7%, 86.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,343,066
CSS custom property--colour: #BC571A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#43A8E5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1A7FBC
Analogous#BC1A2E, #BCA81A
Triadic#1ABC57, #571ABC
Split complementary#1ABCA8, #1A2EBC
Tetradic#2EBC1A, #1A7FBC, #A81ABC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G87
B26
Red188 (73.7%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue22.59°
Saturation (HSL)75.7%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 57 · B 1A
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