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#BC675C Color

#BC675C is rgb(188, 103, 92) in RGB, hsl(7, 42%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 51%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fuzzy Wuzzy (#CC6666), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BC675C
HEX#BC675C
RGBrgb(188, 103, 92)
HSLhsl(7, 42%, 55%)
HSVhsv(7, 51%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 51%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(60.8% 0.111 28.5)
LABlab(53.56% 33.95 22.09)
LCHlch(53.56% 40.50 33.05)

What #BC675C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BC675C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#BC675C Channel Values

How #BC675C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 188 · G 103 · B 928-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 7° · S 42% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 7° · S 51% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 45% · Y 51% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.01:1 vs white · 5.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BC675C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BC675C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BC675C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BC675C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BC675C.

How #BC675C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BC675C
Protanopia#7B7B5B
Protanomaly#99745C
Deuteranopia#8B8B58
Deuteranomaly#A17E59
Tritanopia#BD6666
Tritanomaly#BC6662
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BC675C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bc675c: #BC675C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BC675C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bc675c': '#BC675C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.404, blue: 0.361)
Android XML<color name="color_bc675c">#BC675C</color>
SVG fillfill="#BC675C"

More Red Colors

#BC675C sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BC675C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BC675C?

#BC675C is a mid-tone red — rgb(188, 103, 92) in RGB and hsl(7, 42%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fuzzy Wuzzy (#CC6666), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.98.

What is the RGB value of #BC675C?

#BC675C is rgb(188, 103, 92) — red 188, green 103, and blue 92 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BC675C?

#BC675C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 51%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BC675C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BC675C scores 4.01:1 against white and 5.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BC675C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BC675C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 11.85, which is visibly different.

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