Colour

#BC6E71

#BC6E71
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#BC6E71 is a red with RGB values 188, 110, 113 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#BC6E71

RGBrgb(188, 110, 113)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4314, 0.4431

RGB percentages73.7%, 43.1%, 44.3%

HSLhsl(357.7, 36.8%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(357.7, 41.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 41.5%, 39.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,349,041

CSS custom property--colour: #BC6E71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1

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

Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#43918E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7E7B71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#918A70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 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 text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 17.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 17.4 Light coral · ΔE 17.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.1 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.9 Salmon · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 17.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6EBCB9

Analogous#BC6E98, #BC926E

Triadic#71BC6E, #6E71BC

Split complementary#6EBC92, #6E98BC

Tetradic#98BC6E, #6EBCB9, #926EBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFAFA

Lighter +30%#ECD7D7

Lighter +20%#DCB4B5

Lighter +10%#CC9193

Darker −10%#A94E52

Darker −20%#863E41

Darker −30%#632E30

Darker −40%#401E1F

More saturated +25%#D75459

Less saturated −25%#A28989

Channel breakdown

R188

G110

B113

Red188 (73.7%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue113 (44.3%)

Hue357.69°

Saturation (HSL)36.79%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 6E · B 71

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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