Colour
#BCA7AC
- #BCA7AC
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BCA7AC is a red with RGB values 188, 167, 172 and HSL 346°, 14%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BCA7AC#BCA7AC
HEX#BCA7AC
RGBrgb(188, 167, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6549, 0.6745
RGB percentages73.7%, 65.5%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(345.7, 13.5%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.7, 11.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 11.2%, 8.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,363,692
CSS custom property--colour: #BCA7AC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#435853
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7BCB7
Analogous#BCA7B7, #BCACA7
Triadic#ACBCA7, #A7ACBC
Split complementary#A7BCAC, #A7B7BC
Tetradic#B7BCA7, #A7BCB7, #ACA7BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G167
B172
Red188 (73.7%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue345.71°
Saturation (HSL)13.55%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G A7 · B AC
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