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Recognised as Colour

#BCABAC

  • #BCABAC
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BCABAC is a red with RGB values 188, 171, 172 and HSL 356°, 11%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#BCABAC#BCABAC
HEX#BCABAC
RGBrgb(188, 171, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6706, 0.6745
RGB percentages73.7%, 67.1%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(356.5, 11.3%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(356.5, 9%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 8.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,364,716
CSS custom property--colour: #BCABAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.56:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#435453

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEADACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1B0ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#C0AAABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 6.9Silver · ΔE 9.1Rosy brown · ΔE 14.1Light grey · ΔE 14.7Thistle · ΔE 15.6Gainsboro · ΔE 17.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 6.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABBCBB
Analogous#BCABB5, #BCB2AB
Triadic#ACBCAB, #ABACBC
Split complementary#ABBCB2, #ABB5BC
Tetradic#B4BCAB, #ABBCBB, #B2ABBC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E9E4E4
Lighter +10%#D3C7C8
Darker −10%#A58F90
Darker −20%#8F7274
Darker −30%#735B5D
Darker −40%#564546
More saturated +25%#CF989B
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R188
G171
B172
Red188 (73.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue356.47°
Saturation (HSL)11.26%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G AB · B AC

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