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Colour

#BCACA7

  • #BCACA7
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#BCACA7 is a red with RGB values 188, 172, 167 and HSL 14°, 14%, 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

#BCACA7#BCACA7
HEX#BCACA7
RGBrgb(188, 172, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6745, 0.6549
RGB percentages73.7%, 67.5%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(14.3, 13.5%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.3, 11.2%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 8.5%, 11.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,364,967
CSS custom property--colour: #BCACA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42986WCAG 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 9.6:1
Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#435358

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0ADA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3B0A7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#C1AAABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7.1Silver · ΔE 9.1Rosy brown · ΔE 14.6Light grey · ΔE 14.7Gainsboro · ΔE 17.6Thistle · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7B7BC
Analogous#BCA7AC, #BCB7A7
Triadic#A7BCAC, #ACA7BC
Split complementary#A7BCB7, #A7ACBC
Tetradic#ACBCA7, #A7B7BC, #B7A7BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFE
Lighter +20%#E8E3E1
Lighter +10%#D2C7C4
Darker −10%#A6918A
Darker −20%#90766D
Darker −30%#735E57
Darker −40%#564641
More saturated +25%#CFA294
Less saturated −25%#B2B2B2

Channel breakdown

R188
G172
B167
Red188 (73.7%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue14.29°
Saturation (HSL)13.55%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G AC · B A7

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