Colour

#BC7D89

#BC7D89
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BC7D89 is a red with RGB values 188, 125, 137 and HSL 349°, 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

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HEX#BC7D89

RGBrgb(188, 125, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.4902, 0.5373

RGB percentages73.7%, 49%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(348.6, 32%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.6, 33.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 33.5%, 27.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,352,905

CSS custom property--colour: #BC7D89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27165WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1

Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B

Inverted#438276

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#878789no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#969388no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C77881no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.6 Pale violetred · ΔE 19.7 Light pink · ΔE 22.1 Light coral · ΔE 24.1 Pink · ΔE 24.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 26.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7DBCB0

Analogous#BC7DA9, #BC917D

Triadic#89BC7D, #7D89BC

Split complementary#7DBC91, #7DA9BC

Tetradic#A9BC7D, #7DBCB0, #917DBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0E2E5

Lighter +20%#DFC0C6

Lighter +10%#CD9FA8

Darker −10%#AB5B6A

Darker −20%#8B4855

Darker −30%#6A3640

Darker −40%#48252C

More saturated +25%#D5647A

Less saturated −25%#A39698

Channel breakdown

R188

G125

B137

Red188 (73.7%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue348.57°

Saturation (HSL)31.98%

Lightness61.37%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 7D · B 89

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Colour values

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