Colour

#BC6576

#BC6576
Red
Dark
Nearest: Pale violetred

#BC6576 is a red with RGB values 188, 101, 118 and HSL 348°, 39%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

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HEX#BC6576

RGBrgb(188, 101, 118)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.3961, 0.4627

RGB percentages73.7%, 39.6%, 46.3%

HSLhsl(348.3, 39.4%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.3, 46.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 46.3%, 37.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,346,742

CSS custom property--colour: #BC6576;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.26:1

Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#439A89

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#757576no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A8674no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CA5D6Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.9 Indian red · ΔE 17.8 Light coral · ΔE 19.5 Rosy brown · ΔE 22.2 Salmon · ΔE 28.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#65BCAB

Analogous#BC65A1, #BC8065

Triadic#76BC65, #6576BC

Split complementary#65BC80, #65A1BC

Tetradic#A2BC65, #65BCAB, #8065BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF3F4

Lighter +30%#EAD0D5

Lighter +20%#DBACB5

Lighter +10%#CB8996

Darker −10%#A6485A

Darker −20%#823947

Darker −30%#5F2934

Darker −40%#3B1A20

More saturated +25%#D84965

Less saturated −25%#A08187

Channel breakdown

R188

G101

B118

Red188 (73.7%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue118 (46.3%)

Hue348.28°

Saturation (HSL)39.37%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 65 · B 76

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