Colour

#BC90A0

#BC90A0
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BC90A0 is a red with RGB values 188, 144, 160 and HSL 338°, 25%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BC90A0

RGBrgb(188, 144, 160)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5647, 0.6275

RGB percentages73.7%, 56.5%, 62.7%

HSLhsl(338.2, 24.7%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(338.2, 23.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 23.4%, 14.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,357,792

CSS custom property--colour: #BC90A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.64:1

Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#436F5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9498A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9F9F9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original

Tritanopia#C38E95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 8.9 Thistle · ΔE 18.3 Dark grey · ΔE 19.9 Light pink · ΔE 20.2 Pink · ΔE 20.6 Gray · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 8.88, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#90BCAC

Analogous#BC90B6, #BC9690

Triadic#A0BC90, #90A0BC

Split complementary#90BC96, #90B6BC

Tetradic#B6BC90, #90BCAC, #9690BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6EFF2

Lighter +20%#E2D0D6

Lighter +10%#CFB0BB

Darker −10%#A97085

Darker −20%#8F576B

Darker −30%#704353

Darker −40%#50303C

More saturated +25%#D27A9A

Less saturated −25%#A6A6A6

Channel breakdown

R188

G144

B160

Red188 (73.7%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue160 (62.7%)

Hue338.18°

Saturation (HSL)24.72%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 90 · B A0

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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