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Colour

#BC897F

  • #BC897F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BC897F is a red with RGB values 188, 137, 127 and HSL 10°, 31%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BC897F#BC897F
HEX#BC897F
RGBrgb(188, 137, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5373, 0.498
RGB percentages73.7%, 53.7%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(9.8, 31.3%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.8, 32.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 27.1%, 32.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,355,967
CSS custom property--colour: #BC897F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#437680

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#948F7Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0997Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Tritanopia#C78286no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 6.8Dark salmon · ΔE 19.6Tan · ΔE 21.8Light pink · ΔE 23.1Dark grey · ΔE 23.5Gray · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 6.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7FB2BC
Analogous#BC7F94, #BCA87F
Triadic#7FBC89, #897FBC
Split complementary#7FBCA8, #7F93BC
Tetradic#93BC7F, #7FB2BC, #A87FBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1E6E3
Lighter +20%#DFC7C2
Lighter +10%#CEA8A0
Darker −10%#AA6A5E
Darker −20%#8C5449
Darker −30%#6A4038
Darker −40%#492C26
More saturated +25%#D47967
Less saturated −25%#A49997

Channel breakdown

R188
G137
B127
Red188 (73.7%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue9.84°
Saturation (HSL)31.28%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 89 · B 7F

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