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Recognised as Colour

#BC677A

  • #BC677A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#BC677A is a red with RGB values 188, 103, 122 and HSL 347°, 39%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#BC677A#BC677A
HEX#BC677A
RGBrgb(188, 103, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4039, 0.4784
RGB percentages73.7%, 40.4%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(346.6, 38.8%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.6, 45.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 45.2%, 35.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,347,258
CSS custom property--colour: #BC677A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#439885

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75777Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B8778no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C95F6Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 12.4Indian red · ΔE 19.5Light coral · ΔE 20.5Rosy brown · ΔE 21.5Light pink · ΔE 28.4Dark salmon · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 12.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#67BCA9
Analogous#BC67A5, #BC7E67
Triadic#7ABC67, #677ABC
Split complementary#67BC7E, #67A5BC
Tetradic#A5BC67, #67BCA9, #7E67BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF5F6
Lighter +30%#EBD1D7
Lighter +20%#DBAEB8
Lighter +10%#CC8A99
Darker −10%#A7495E
Darker −20%#833A4A
Darker −30%#602A36
Darker −40%#3C1B22
More saturated +25%#D74C6B
Less saturated −25%#A18289

Channel breakdown

R188
G103
B122
Red188 (73.7%)
Green103 (40.4%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue346.59°
Saturation (HSL)38.81%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 67 · B 7A

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