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Recognised as Colour

#BCA5A3

  • #BCA5A3
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BCA5A3 is a red with RGB values 188, 165, 163 and HSL 5°, 16%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#BCA5A3#BCA5A3
HEX#BCA5A3
RGBrgb(188, 165, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6471, 0.6392
RGB percentages73.7%, 64.7%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(4.8, 15.7%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.8, 13.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 12.2%, 13.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,363,171
CSS custom property--colour: #BCA5A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40246WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#435A5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9A8A3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEACA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#C2A3A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 9Rosy brown · ΔE 11.1Silver · ΔE 12.1Light grey · ΔE 17.4Thistle · ΔE 17.7Gray · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 9.03, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3BABC
Analogous#BCA3AD, #BCB2A3
Triadic#A3BCA5, #A5A3BC
Split complementary#A3BCB2, #A3ADBC
Tetradic#ADBCA3, #A3BABC, #B2A3BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFC
Lighter +20%#E7DFDE
Lighter +10%#D1C2C1
Darker −10%#A78885
Darker −20%#906C69
Darker −30%#735653
Darker −40%#55403E
More saturated +25%#D0948F
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R188
G165
B163
Red188 (73.7%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue4.8°
Saturation (HSL)15.72%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G A5 · B A3

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