Colour
#BCA6AB
- #BCA6AB
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BCA6AB is a red with RGB values 188, 166, 171 and HSL 346°, 14%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BCA6AB#BCA6AB
HEX#BCA6AB
RGBrgb(188, 166, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.651, 0.6706
RGB percentages73.7%, 65.1%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(346.4, 14.1%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.4, 11.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 11.7%, 9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,363,435
CSS custom property--colour: #BCA6AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40904WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#435954
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6BCB7
Analogous#BCA6B6, #BCACA6
Triadic#ABBCA6, #A6ABBC
Split complementary#A6BCAC, #A6B6BC
Tetradic#B6BCA6, #A6BCB7, #ACA6BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G166
B171
Red188 (73.7%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue346.36°
Saturation (HSL)14.1%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G A6 · B AB
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