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Colour

#BC919E

  • #BC919E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BC919E is a red with RGB values 188, 145, 158 and HSL 342°, 24%, 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

#BC919E#BC919E
HEX#BC919E
RGBrgb(188, 145, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5686, 0.6196
RGB percentages73.7%, 56.9%, 62%
HSLhsl(341.9, 24.3%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.9, 22.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 22.9%, 16%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,358,046
CSS custom property--colour: #BC919E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#436E61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#96989Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A09F9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#C38F95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 7.3Thistle · ΔE 18.5Dark grey · ΔE 18.9Light pink · ΔE 20Pink · ΔE 20.4Gray · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 7.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#91BCAF
Analogous#BC91B3, #BC9991
Triadic#9EBC91, #919EBC
Split complementary#91BC99, #91B3BC
Tetradic#B4BC91, #91BCAF, #9A91BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F0F2
Lighter +20%#E3D0D6
Lighter +10%#CFB1BA
Darker −10%#A97182
Darker −20%#905768
Darker −30%#704451
Darker −40%#50313A
More saturated +25%#D27B95
Less saturated −25%#A7A7A7

Channel breakdown

R188
G145
B158
Red188 (73.7%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue341.86°
Saturation (HSL)24.29%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 91 · B 9E

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