Colour

#BC8398

#BC8398
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BC8398 is a red with RGB values 188, 131, 152 and HSL 338°, 30%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BC8398

RGBrgb(188, 131, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5137, 0.5961

RGB percentages73.7%, 51.4%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(337.9, 29.8%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(337.9, 30.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 30.3%, 19.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,354,456

CSS custom property--colour: #BC8398;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1

Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#437C67

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#898D99no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#979797no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C5818Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.3 Pale violetred · ΔE 20.6 Light pink · ΔE 21.6 Pink · ΔE 23.4 Thistle · ΔE 23.5 Plum · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#83BCA7

Analogous#BC83B5, #BC8B83

Triadic#98BC83, #8398BC

Split complementary#83BC8B, #83B5BC

Tetradic#B5BC83, #83BCA7, #8A83BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F2E6EB

Lighter +20%#E0C5CF

Lighter +10%#CEA4B4

Darker −10%#AA627C

Darker −20%#8D4C64

Darker −30%#6C3A4C

Darker −40%#4B2835

More saturated +25%#D46B92

Less saturated −25%#A49B9E

Channel breakdown

R188

G131

B152

Red188 (73.7%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue337.89°

Saturation (HSL)29.84%

Lightness62.55%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 83 · B 98

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