Colour
#BCB2AF
- #BCB2AF
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BCB2AF is a red with RGB values 188, 178, 175 and HSL 14°, 9%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BCB2AF#BCB2AF
HEX#BCB2AF
RGBrgb(188, 178, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.698, 0.6863
RGB percentages73.7%, 69.8%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(13.8, 8.8%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.8, 6.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 5.3%, 6.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,366,511
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB2AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.13:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#434D50
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFB9BC
Analogous#BCAFB3, #BCB8AF
Triadic#AFBCB2, #B2AFBC
Split complementary#AFBCB8, #AFB3BC
Tetradic#B3BCAF, #AFB9BC, #B8AFBC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G178
B175
Red188 (73.7%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue13.85°
Saturation (HSL)8.84%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G B2 · B AF
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