Colour
#BC9A90
- #BC9A90
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BC9A90 is a red with RGB values 188, 154, 144 and HSL 14°, 25%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BC9A90#BC9A90
HEX#BC9A90
RGBrgb(188, 154, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6039, 0.5647
RGB percentages73.7%, 60.4%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(13.6, 24.7%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.6, 23.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 18.1%, 23.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,360,336
CSS custom property--colour: #BC9A90;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.16:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#43656F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#90B2BC
Analogous#BC909C, #BCB090
Triadic#90BC9A, #9A90BC
Split complementary#90BCB0, #909CBC
Tetradic#9CBC90, #90B2BC, #B090BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G154
B144
Red188 (73.7%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue13.64°
Saturation (HSL)24.72%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 9A · B 90
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