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Recognised as Colour

#BC806D

  • #BC806D
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BC806D is a red with RGB values 188, 128, 109 and HSL 14°, 37%, 58%. 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

#BC806D#BC806D
HEX#BC806D
RGBrgb(188, 128, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.502, 0.4275
RGB percentages73.7%, 50.2%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(14.4, 37.1%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.4, 42%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 31.9%, 42%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,353,645
CSS custom property--colour: #BC806D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#437F92

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E876Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9D936Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Tritanopia#CA777Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.3 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 text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 14.4Dark salmon · ΔE 15.2Tan · ΔE 22.9Light coral · ΔE 23Sienna · ΔE 23.7Light salmon · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 14.36, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6DA9BC
Analogous#BC6D82, #BCA86D
Triadic#6DBC80, #806DBC
Split complementary#6DBCA8, #6D82BC
Tetradic#82BC6D, #6DA9BC, #A86DBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFAF9
Lighter +30%#ECDBD6
Lighter +20%#DCBDB3
Lighter +10%#CC9E90
Darker −10%#A9634D
Darker −20%#864F3D
Darker −30%#633A2D
Darker −40%#40261D
More saturated +25%#D77252
Less saturated −25%#A18E88

Channel breakdown

R188
G128
B109
Red188 (73.7%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue14.43°
Saturation (HSL)37.09%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 80 · B 6D

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