Colour
#BCABAF
- #BCABAF
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BCABAF is a red with RGB values 188, 171, 175 and HSL 346°, 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
#BCABAF#BCABAF
HEX#BCABAF
RGBrgb(188, 171, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6706, 0.6863
RGB percentages73.7%, 67.1%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(345.9, 11.3%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(345.9, 9%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 6.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,364,719
CSS custom property--colour: #BCABAF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.58:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#435450
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ABBCB8
Analogous#BCABB7, #BCAFAB
Triadic#AFBCAB, #ABAFBC
Split complementary#ABBCAF, #ABB7BC
Tetradic#B7BCAB, #ABBCB8, #AFABBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G171
B175
Red188 (73.7%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue345.88°
Saturation (HSL)11.26%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G AB · B AF
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