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Colour

#BC8083

  • #BC8083
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BC8083 is a red with RGB values 188, 128, 131 and HSL 357°, 31%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BC8083#BC8083
HEX#BC8083
RGBrgb(188, 128, 131)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.502, 0.5137
RGB percentages73.7%, 50.2%, 51.4%
HSLhsl(357, 30.9%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(357, 31.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 31.9%, 30.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,353,667
CSS custom property--colour: #BC8083;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D
Inverted#437F7C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B8983no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#999482no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C77A81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 7.8Light pink · ΔE 22Dark salmon · ΔE 22.8Pale violetred · ΔE 23.1Light coral · ΔE 23.4Pink · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 7.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#80BCB9
Analogous#BC80A1, #BC9B80
Triadic#83BC80, #8083BC
Split complementary#80BC9B, #80A1BC
Tetradic#A1BC80, #80BCB9, #9B80BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1E4E5
Lighter +20%#DFC3C4
Lighter +10%#CEA1A4
Darker −10%#AA5F62
Darker −20%#8C4A4D
Darker −30%#6B383B
Darker −40%#492728
More saturated +25%#D4686D
Less saturated −25%#A49899

Channel breakdown

R188
G128
B131
Red188 (73.7%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue131 (51.4%)
Hue357°
Saturation (HSL)30.93%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 80 · B 83

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