Colour
#BCB3A9
- #BCB3A9
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#BCB3A9 is a orange with RGB values 188, 179, 169 and HSL 32°, 12%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#BCB3A9#BCB3A9
HEX#BCB3A9
RGBrgb(188, 179, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.702, 0.6627
RGB percentages73.7%, 70.2%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(31.6, 12.4%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(31.6, 10.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 4.8%, 10.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,366,761
CSS custom property--colour: #BCB3A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.16:1
Contrast with white2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#434C56
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 text10.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9B2BC
Analogous#BCA9A9, #BCBCA9
Triadic#A9BCB3, #B3A9BC
Split complementary#A9BBBC, #A9A9BC
Tetradic#A9BCA9, #A9B2BC, #BCA9BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G179
B169
Red188 (73.7%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue31.58°
Saturation (HSL)12.42%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G B3 · B A9
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