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Recognised as Colour

#BC92A5

  • #BC92A5
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BC92A5 is a red with RGB values 188, 146, 165 and HSL 333°, 24%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BC92A5#BC92A5
HEX#BC92A5
RGBrgb(188, 146, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5725, 0.6471
RGB percentages73.7%, 57.3%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(332.9, 23.9%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.9, 22.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 22.3%, 12.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,358,309
CSS custom property--colour: #BC92A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33966WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.79:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#436D5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#959AA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA0A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C29198no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.7Thistle · ΔE 17Dark grey · ΔE 19.7Light pink · ΔE 20.5Pink · ΔE 20.7Gray · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#92BCA9
Analogous#BC92BA, #BC9492
Triadic#A5BC92, #92A5BC
Split complementary#92BC94, #92BABC
Tetradic#BABC92, #92BCA9, #9492BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F1F3
Lighter +20%#E3D1D9
Lighter +10%#CFB2BF
Darker −10%#A9728B
Darker −20%#905871
Darker −30%#704558
Darker −40%#513140
More saturated +25%#D27CA3
Less saturated −25%#A7A7A7

Channel breakdown

R188
G146
B165
Red188 (73.7%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue332.86°
Saturation (HSL)23.86%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 92 · B A5

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