Colour
#BC9490
- #BC9490
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BC9490 is a red with RGB values 188, 148, 144 and HSL 5°, 25%, 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
#BC9490#BC9490
HEX#BC9490
RGBrgb(188, 148, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5804, 0.5647
RGB percentages73.7%, 58%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(5.5, 24.7%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(5.5, 23.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 21.3%, 23.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,358,800
CSS custom property--colour: #BC9490;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.78:1
Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#436B6F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#90B8BC
Analogous#BC90A2, #BCAA90
Triadic#90BC94, #9490BC
Split complementary#90BCAA, #90A2BC
Tetradic#A2BC90, #90B8BC, #AA90BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G148
B144
Red188 (73.7%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue5.45°
Saturation (HSL)24.72%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 94 · B 90
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