Colour
#BCAFB3
- #BCAFB3
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BCAFB3 is a red with RGB values 188, 175, 179 and HSL 342°, 9%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BCAFB3#BCAFB3
HEX#BCAFB3
RGBrgb(188, 175, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6863, 0.702
RGB percentages73.7%, 68.6%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(341.5, 8.8%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(341.5, 6.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 6.9%, 4.8%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,365,747
CSS custom property--colour: #BCAFB3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.44606WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.92:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#43504C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFBCB8
Analogous#BCAFB9, #BCB2AF
Triadic#B3BCAF, #AFB3BC
Split complementary#AFBCB2, #AFB9BC
Tetradic#B9BCAF, #AFBCB8, #B2AFBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G175
B179
Red188 (73.7%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue341.54°
Saturation (HSL)8.84%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G AF · B B3
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