Recognised as Colour

#BC5D48

#BC5D48
Red
Dark
Nearest: Sienna

#BC5D48 is a red with RGB values 188, 93, 72 and HSL 11°, 46%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

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HEX#BC5D48

RGBrgb(188, 93, 72)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3647, 0.2824

RGB percentages73.7%, 36.5%, 28.2%

HSLhsl(10.9, 46.4%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(10.9, 61.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 50.5%, 61.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,344,648

CSS custom property--colour: #BC5D48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18988WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.8:1

Contrast with white4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#43A2B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#756C46no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C8046no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CD4C58no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sienna · ΔE 11.5 Indian red · ΔE 11.6 Brown · ΔE 18.7 Salmon · ΔE 18.8 Light coral · ΔE 19.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 20

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#48A7BC

Analogous#BC486D, #BC9748

Triadic#48BC5D, #5D48BC

Split complementary#48BC97, #486DBC

Tetradic#6DBC48, #48A7BC, #9748BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F3E1DD

Lighter +30%#E5C0B8

Lighter +20%#D79F93

Lighter +10%#CA7E6D

Darker −10%#994A38

Darker −20%#74382A

Darker −30%#4E261D

Darker −40%#29140F

More saturated +25%#DB4929

Less saturated −25%#9D7167

Channel breakdown

R188

G93

B72

Red188 (73.7%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue72 (28.2%)

Hue10.86°

Saturation (HSL)46.4%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 5D · B 48

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