Colour
#BC998F
- #BC998F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BC998F is a red with RGB values 188, 153, 143 and HSL 13°, 25%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BC998F#BC998F
HEX#BC998F
RGBrgb(188, 153, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6, 0.5608
RGB percentages73.7%, 60%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(13.3, 25.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.3, 23.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 18.6%, 23.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,360,079
CSS custom property--colour: #BC998F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35457WCAG 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 8.09:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#436670
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8FB2BC
Analogous#BC8F9C, #BCB08F
Triadic#8FBC99, #998FBC
Split complementary#8FBCAF, #8F9CBC
Tetradic#9CBC8F, #8FB2BC, #AF8FBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G153
B143
Red188 (73.7%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue13.33°
Saturation (HSL)25.14%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 99 · B 8F
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