Colour

#BC612A

#BC612A
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Chocolate

#BC612A is a orange with RGB values 188, 97, 42 and HSL 23°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Chocolate.

Colour values

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HEX#BC612A

RGBrgb(188, 97, 42)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3804, 0.1647

RGB percentages73.7%, 38%, 16.5%

HSLhsl(22.6, 63.5%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(22.6, 77.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 48.4%, 77.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,345,642

CSS custom property--colour: #BC612A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19408WCAG 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 4.88:1

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

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

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#439ED5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7B6D23no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#918228no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CE4E56no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 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

Chocolate · ΔE 12.4 Sienna · ΔE 13.3 Peru · ΔE 15.6 Saddle brown · ΔE 15.9 Coral · ΔE 20.5 Sandy brown · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourChocolate (#D2691E)ΔE 12.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A85BC

Analogous#BC2A3C, #BCAA2A

Triadic#2ABC61, #612ABC

Split complementary#2ABCAA, #2A3CBC

Tetradic#3CBC2A, #2A85BC, #AA2ABC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1D3C1

Lighter +30%#E8B697

Lighter +20%#DE986E

Lighter +10%#D57B44

Darker −10%#924B21

Darker −20%#693617

Darker −30%#3F200E

Darker −40%#150B05

More saturated +25%#D95A0D

Less saturated −25%#9F6847

Channel breakdown

R188

G97

B42

Red188 (73.7%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue42 (16.5%)

Hue22.6°

Saturation (HSL)63.48%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 61 · B 2A

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