Colour
#BC9CA2
- #BC9CA2
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BC9CA2 is a red with RGB values 188, 156, 162 and HSL 349°, 19%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#BC9CA2#BC9CA2
HEX#BC9CA2
RGBrgb(188, 156, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6118, 0.6353
RGB percentages73.7%, 61.2%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(348.8, 19.3%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.8, 17%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 17%, 13.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,360,866
CSS custom property--colour: #BC9CA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#43635D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CBCB6
Analogous#BC9CB2, #BCA69C
Triadic#A2BC9C, #9CA2BC
Split complementary#9CBCA6, #9CB2BC
Tetradic#B2BC9C, #9CBCB6, #A69CBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G156
B162
Red188 (73.7%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue348.75°
Saturation (HSL)19.28%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 9C · B A2
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