Recognised as Colour
#BC968A
- #BC968A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BC968A is a red with RGB values 188, 150, 138 and HSL 14°, 27%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BC968A#BC968A
HEX#BC968A
RGBrgb(188, 150, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5882, 0.5412
RGB percentages73.7%, 58.8%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(14.4, 27.2%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.4, 26.6%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 20.2%, 26.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,359,306
CSS custom property--colour: #BC968A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.87:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#436975
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8AB0BC
Analogous#BC8A97, #BCAF8A
Triadic#8ABC96, #968ABC
Split complementary#8ABCAF, #8A97BC
Tetradic#97BC8A, #8AB0BC, #AF8ABC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G150
B138
Red188 (73.7%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue14.4°
Saturation (HSL)27.17%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 96 · B 8A
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