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Recognised as Colour

#BC867E

  • #BC867E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BC867E is a red with RGB values 188, 134, 126 and HSL 8°, 32%, 62%. 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

#BC867E#BC867E
HEX#BC867E
RGBrgb(188, 134, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5255, 0.4941
RGB percentages73.7%, 52.5%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(7.7, 31.6%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(7.7, 33%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 28.7%, 33%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,355,198
CSS custom property--colour: #BC867E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.85:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#437981

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#918D7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9E977Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Tritanopia#C87F84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 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 text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 7Dark salmon · ΔE 19.5Light pink · ΔE 23Tan · ΔE 23.4Gray · ΔE 24.5Dark grey · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 7, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7EB4BC
Analogous#BC7E95, #BCA57E
Triadic#7EBC86, #867EBC
Split complementary#7EBCA5, #7E95BC
Tetradic#95BC7E, #7EB4BC, #A57EBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0E4E3
Lighter +20%#DFC5C1
Lighter +10%#CDA5A0
Darker −10%#AB675C
Darker −20%#8C5148
Darker −30%#6A3E37
Darker −40%#482A26
More saturated +25%#D57466
Less saturated −25%#A49897

Channel breakdown

R188
G134
B126
Red188 (73.7%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue7.74°
Saturation (HSL)31.63%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 86 · B 7E

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