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#BC6362 closest to Her Velour

#BC6362 is a medium, moderately saturated red; the closest named color is Her Velour. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 38.8% green and 38.4% blue (rgb(188, 99, 98)). Its HSL value is 1° hue, 40% saturation and 56% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 48% yellow and 26% black. #BC6362 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.10:1.

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Variations of #BC6362

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BC6362 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BC6362 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC6362 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 77% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8C8460
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #777261
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8E7061
  • Deuteranopia 77% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8C8460
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9C7A60
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CB5763
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C35E63
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7D7D7D
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #907777

#BC6362 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.12:1 Poor#BC6362 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.10:1 Good#BC6362 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BC6362 in CSS

/* Her Velour */
.color { color: #BC6362; }
.background { background-color: #BC6362; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC6362; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 99 98);
color: hsl(1 40% 56%);
color: oklch(0.603 0.115 21.7);

#BC6362 FAQ

What color is #BC6362?

#BC6362 is a medium, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Her Velour. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BC6362?

#BC6362 is rgb(188, 99, 98) in RGB, hsl(1, 40%, 56%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 47%, 48%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC6362?

The complementary color of #BC6362 is #62BBBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC6362?

Black text has the best contrast on #BC6362: 5.10:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC6362 a warm or cool color?

#BC6362 is a warm color.