Recognised as Colour
#BC969E
- #BC969E
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BC969E is a red with RGB values 188, 150, 158 and HSL 347°, 22%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BC969E#BC969E
HEX#BC969E
RGBrgb(188, 150, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.5882, 0.6196
RGB percentages73.7%, 58.8%, 62%
HSLhsl(347.4, 22.1%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.4, 20.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 20.2%, 16%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,359,326
CSS custom property--colour: #BC969E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.99:1
Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#436961
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#96BCB4
Analogous#BC96B1, #BCA196
Triadic#9EBC96, #969EBC
Split complementary#96BCA1, #96B1BC
Tetradic#B1BC96, #96BCB4, #A196BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G150
B158
Red188 (73.7%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue347.37°
Saturation (HSL)22.09%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 96 · B 9E
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