Recognised as Colour

#BC0242

#BC0242
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#BC0242 is a red with RGB values 188, 2, 66 and HSL 339°, 98%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

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HEX#BC0242

RGBrgb(188, 2, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0078, 0.2588

RGB percentages73.7%, 0.8%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(339.4, 97.9%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(339.4, 98.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 98.9%, 64.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,321,346

CSS custom property--colour: #BC0242;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1

Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#43FDBD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#494743no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#736A3Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 69.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CF0026no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 16.9 Brown · ΔE 19.3 Firebrick · ΔE 20.5 Indian red · ΔE 24.7 Dark red · ΔE 28.6 Maroon · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 16.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#02BC7C

Analogous#BC029F, #BC1F02

Triadic#42BC02, #0242BC

Split complementary#02BC1F, #029FBC

Tetradic#9FBC02, #02BC7C, #1F02BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FE8CB3

Lighter +30%#FD5A92

Lighter +20%#FD2771

Lighter +10%#EE0354

Darker −10%#8A0130

Darker −20%#57011F

Darker −30%#25000D

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#BE0041

Less saturated −25%#A41A49

Channel breakdown

R188

B66

Red188 (73.7%)

Green2 (0.8%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue339.35°

Saturation (HSL)97.89%

Lightness37.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 02 · B 42

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Colour values

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