Colour

#BC9090

#BC9090
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BC9090 is a red with RGB values 188, 144, 144 and HSL 0°, 25%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BC9090#BC9090

HEX#BC9090

RGBrgb(188, 144, 144)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5647, 0.5647

RGB percentages73.7%, 56.5%, 56.5%

HSLhsl(0, 24.7%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(0, 23.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 23.4%, 23.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,357,776

CSS custom property--colour: #BC9090;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32652WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.53:1

Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#999999

Inverted#436F6F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#989690no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#A29E8Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Tritanopia#C58C90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 0.5 Dark grey · ΔE 18.6 Gray · ΔE 20.6 Light pink · ΔE 20.6 Pink · ΔE 21.3 Silver · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 0.52, indistinguishable to the eye

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#90BCBC

Analogous#BC90A6, #BCA690

Triadic#90BC90, #9090BC

Split complementary#90BCA6, #90A6BC

Tetradic#A6BC90, #90BCBC, #A690BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6EFEF

Lighter +20%#E2D0D0

Lighter +10%#CFB0B0

Darker −10%#A97070

Darker −20%#8F5757

Darker −30%#704343

Darker −40%#503030

More saturated +25%#D27A7A

Less saturated −25%#A6A6A6

Channel breakdown

R188

G144

B144

Red188 (73.7%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue144 (56.5%)

Hue0°

Saturation (HSL)24.72%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 90 · B 90

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Colour values

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