Recognised as Colour

#BC5F4D

#BC5F4D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BC5F4D is a red with RGB values 188, 95, 77 and HSL 10°, 45%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#BC5F4D#BC5F4D

HEX#BC5F4D

RGBrgb(188, 95, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3725, 0.302

RGB percentages73.7%, 37.3%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(9.7, 45.3%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.7, 59%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 49.5%, 59%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,345,165

CSS custom property--colour: #BC5F4D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.88:1

Contrast with white4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#43A0B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#766E4Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8D814Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.3 from the original

Tritanopia#CD4F5Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 10.7 Sienna · ΔE 12.8 Light coral · ΔE 18.3 Salmon · ΔE 18.7 Brown · ΔE 19.7 Dark salmon · ΔE 20.2

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4DAABC

Analogous#BC4D73, #BC974D

Triadic#4DBC5F, #5F4DBC

Split complementary#4DBC97, #4D72BC

Tetradic#73BC4D, #4DAABC, #974DBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4E4E1

Lighter +30%#E6C3BC

Lighter +20%#D8A297

Lighter +10%#CA8072

Darker −10%#9B4A3B

Darker −20%#76392D

Darker −30%#51271F

Darker −40%#2C1511

More saturated +25%#DB4A2E

Less saturated −25%#9D746C

Channel breakdown

R188

G95

B77

Red188 (73.7%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue9.73°

Saturation (HSL)45.31%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 5F · B 4D

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