Colour

#BC7365

#BC7365
Red
Dark
Nearest: Dark salmon

#BC7365 is a red with RGB values 188, 115, 101 and HSL 10°, 39%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark salmon.

Colour values

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HEX#BC7365

RGBrgb(188, 115, 101)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.451, 0.3961

RGB percentages73.7%, 45.1%, 39.6%

HSLhsl(9.7, 39.4%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.7, 46.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 38.8%, 46.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,350,309

CSS custom property--colour: #BC7365;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1

Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#438C9A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#847D64no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#958C64no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CB686Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark salmon · ΔE 15.9 Indian red · ΔE 18 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.4 Light coral · ΔE 18.6 Sienna · ΔE 20 Salmon · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark salmon (#E9967A)ΔE 15.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#65AEBC

Analogous#BC6583, #BC9F65

Triadic#65BC73, #7365BC

Split complementary#65BC9F, #6582BC

Tetradic#82BC65, #65AEBC, #9E65BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF4F3

Lighter +30%#EAD4D0

Lighter +20%#DBB4AC

Lighter +10%#CB9389

Darker −10%#A65748

Darker −20%#824539

Darker −30%#5F3229

Darker −40%#3B1F1A

More saturated +25%#D86049

Less saturated −25%#A08681

Channel breakdown

R188

G115

B101

Red188 (73.7%)

Green115 (45.1%)

Blue101 (39.6%)

Hue9.66°

Saturation (HSL)39.37%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 73 · B 65

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