Colour

#BC0030

#BC0030
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#BC0030 is a red with RGB values 188, 0, 48 and HSL 345°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#BC0030#BC0030

HEX#BC0030

RGBrgb(188, 0, 48)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0, 0.1882

RGB percentages73.7%, 0%, 18.8%

HSLhsl(344.7, 100%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(344.7, 100%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 74.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,320,816

CSS custom property--colour: #BC0030;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10905WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.6:1

Contrast with white6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B

Inverted#43FFCF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B4630no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 69.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#75692Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 68.7 from the original

Tritanopia#CF001Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 10.4 Firebrick · ΔE 11.4 Brown · ΔE 15.1 Dark red · ΔE 20.9 Maroon · ΔE 23 Indian red · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 10.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00BC8C

Analogous#BC008E, #BC2E00

Triadic#30BC00, #0030BC

Split complementary#00BC2E, #008EBC

Tetradic#8EBC00, #00BC8C, #2E00BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FF89A7

Lighter +30%#FF5681

Lighter +20%#FF235B

Lighter +10%#EF003D

Darker −10%#890023

Darker −20%#560016

Darker −30%#230009

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BC0030

Less saturated −25%#A5183B

Channel breakdown

R188

B48

Red188 (73.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue48 (18.8%)

Hue344.68°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 00 · B 30

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