Colour

#BC6E70

#BC6E70
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BC6E70 is a red with RGB values 188, 110, 112 and HSL 358°, 37%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#BC6E70

RGBrgb(188, 110, 112)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4314, 0.4392

RGB percentages73.7%, 43.1%, 43.9%

HSLhsl(358.5, 36.8%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.5, 41.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 41.5%, 40.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,349,040

CSS custom property--colour: #BC6E70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23013WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1

Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#43918F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E7A70no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#918A6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CA656Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 16.9 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.4 Light coral · ΔE 17.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.5 Salmon · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 16.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6EBCBA

Analogous#BC6E97, #BC936E

Triadic#70BC6E, #6E70BC

Split complementary#6EBC93, #6E97BC

Tetradic#97BC6E, #6EBCBA, #936EBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFAFA

Lighter +30%#ECD7D7

Lighter +20%#DCB4B5

Lighter +10%#CC9192

Darker −10%#A94E50

Darker −20%#863E40

Darker −30%#632E2F

Darker −40%#401E1F

More saturated +25%#D75457

Less saturated −25%#A28989

Channel breakdown

R188

G110

B112

Red188 (73.7%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue112 (43.9%)

Hue358.46°

Saturation (HSL)36.79%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 6E · B 70

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Colour values

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