Recognised as Colour
#BC0329
- #BC0329
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BC0329 is a red with RGB values 188, 3, 41 and HSL 348°, 97%, 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 Firebrick.
Colour values
#BC0329#BC0329
HEX#BC0329
RGBrgb(188, 3, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0118, 0.1608
RGB percentages73.7%, 1.2%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(347.7, 96.9%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(347.7, 98.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 98.4%, 78.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,321,577
CSS custom property--colour: #BC0329;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10917WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.8 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#2D2D2D
Inverted#43FCD6
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#03BC96
Analogous#BC0386, #BC3A03
Triadic#29BC03, #0329BC
Split complementary#03BC39, #0386BC
Tetradic#85BC03, #03BC96, #3903BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G3
B41
Red188 (73.7%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue347.68°
Saturation (HSL)96.86%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 03 · B 29
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