Colour

#BC90A6

#BC90A6
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BC90A6 is a red with RGB values 188, 144, 166 and HSL 330°, 25%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#BC90A6

RGBrgb(188, 144, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5647, 0.651

RGB percentages73.7%, 56.5%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(330, 24.7%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(330, 23.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 23.4%, 11.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,357,798

CSS custom property--colour: #BC90A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.68:1

Contrast with white2.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B

Inverted#436F59

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9398A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D9FA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Tritanopia#C28F97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.2 Thistle · ΔE 17.6 Light pink · ΔE 21 Pink · ΔE 21.3 Dark grey · ΔE 21.3 Plum · ΔE 22.7

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#90BCA6

Analogous#BC90BC, #BC9090

Triadic#A6BC90, #90A6BC

Split complementary#90BC90, #90BCBC

Tetradic#BCBC90, #90BCA6, #9090BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6EFF3

Lighter +20%#E2D0D9

Lighter +10%#CFB0C0

Darker −10%#A9708C

Darker −20%#8F5773

Darker −30%#70435A

Darker −40%#503040

More saturated +25%#D27AA6

Less saturated −25%#A6A6A6

Channel breakdown

R188

G144

B166

Red188 (73.7%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue330°

Saturation (HSL)24.72%

Lightness65.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 90 · B A6

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