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Recognised as Colour

#BCA1AE

  • #BCA1AE
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BCA1AE is a red with RGB values 188, 161, 174 and HSL 331°, 17%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BCA1AE#BCA1AE
HEX#BCA1AE
RGBrgb(188, 161, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6314, 0.6824
RGB percentages73.7%, 63.1%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(331.1, 16.8%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(331.1, 14.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 14.4%, 7.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,362,158
CSS custom property--colour: #BCA1AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39237WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.85:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#435E51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A3A6AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A9AAADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#C0A1A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.1Dark grey · ΔE 12.5Thistle · ΔE 12.8Silver · ΔE 15.3Gray · ΔE 19.8Pink · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A1BCAF
Analogous#BCA1BC, #BCA2A1
Triadic#AEBCA1, #A1AEBC
Split complementary#A1BCA2, #A1BCBC
Tetradic#BCBCA1, #A1BCAF, #A2A1BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFAFB
Lighter +20%#E6DDE1
Lighter +10%#D1BFC8
Darker −10%#A78394
Darker −20%#90677B
Darker −30%#725261
Darker −40%#553C48
More saturated +25%#D08DAD
Less saturated −25%#AFAFAF

Channel breakdown

R188
G161
B174
Red188 (73.7%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue331.11°
Saturation (HSL)16.77%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G A1 · B AE

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