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Recognised as Colour

#BC7D7D

  • #BC7D7D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BC7D7D is a red with RGB values 188, 125, 125 and HSL 0°, 32%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BC7D7D#BC7D7D
HEX#BC7D7D
RGBrgb(188, 125, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4902, 0.4902
RGB percentages73.7%, 49%, 49%
HSLhsl(0, 32%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 33.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 33.5%, 33.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,352,893
CSS custom property--colour: #BC7D7D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.37:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#438282

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#89867Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#98927Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C8767Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9.5Dark salmon · ΔE 21.1Light coral · ΔE 21.9Light pink · ΔE 23.1Pale violetred · ΔE 23.2Indian red · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7DBCBC
Analogous#BC7D9D, #BC9D7D
Triadic#7DBC7D, #7D7DBC
Split complementary#7DBC9D, #7D9DBC
Tetradic#9DBC7D, #7DBCBC, #9D7DBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0E2E2
Lighter +20%#DFC0C0
Lighter +10%#CD9F9F
Darker −10%#AB5B5B
Darker −20%#8B4848
Darker −30%#6A3636
Darker −40%#482525
More saturated +25%#D56464
Less saturated −25%#A39696

Channel breakdown

R188
G125
B125
Red188 (73.7%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)31.98%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 7D · B 7D

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