Colour
#BC9E90
- #BC9E90
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#BC9E90 is a orange with RGB values 188, 158, 144 and HSL 19°, 25%, 65%. 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
#BC9E90#BC9E90
HEX#BC9E90
RGBrgb(188, 158, 144)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6196, 0.5647
RGB percentages73.7%, 62%, 56.5%
HSLhsl(19.1, 24.7%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(19.1, 23.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 16%, 23.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,361,360
CSS custom property--colour: #BC9E90;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.43:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#43616F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#90AEBC
Analogous#BC9098, #BCB490
Triadic#90BC9E, #9E90BC
Split complementary#90BCB4, #9098BC
Tetradic#98BC90, #90AEBC, #B490BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G158
B144
Red188 (73.7%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue144 (56.5%)
Hue19.09°
Saturation (HSL)24.72%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 9E · B 90
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page