Colour

#BC818E

#BC818E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BC818E is a red with RGB values 188, 129, 142 and HSL 347°, 31%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BC818E

RGBrgb(188, 129, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5059, 0.5569

RGB percentages73.7%, 50.6%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(346.8, 30.6%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(346.8, 31.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 31.4%, 24.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,353,934

CSS custom property--colour: #BC818E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness150.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.67:1

Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.67:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#437E71

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A8B8Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#98958Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C67D85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 9.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 21 Light pink · ΔE 21.3 Pink · ΔE 23.4 Gray · ΔE 25.6 Thistle · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 9.41, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#81BCAF

Analogous#BC81AC, #BC9281

Triadic#8EBC81, #818EBC

Split complementary#81BC92, #81ACBC

Tetradic#ACBC81, #81BCAF, #9281BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1E5E8

Lighter +20%#DFC4CA

Lighter +10%#CEA2AC

Darker −10%#AA6070

Darker −20%#8C4B59

Darker −30%#6B3944

Darker −40%#4A272F

More saturated +25%#D46981

Less saturated −25%#A4999B

Channel breakdown

R188

G129

B142

Red188 (73.7%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue346.78°

Saturation (HSL)30.57%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 81 · B 8E

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Colour values

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