Colour

#BC0924

#BC0924
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BC0924 is a red with RGB values 188, 9, 36 and HSL 351°, 91%, 39%. 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

#BC0924#BC0924

HEX#BC0924

RGBrgb(188, 9, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0353, 0.1412

RGB percentages73.7%, 3.5%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(350.9, 90.9%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.9, 95.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 95.2%, 80.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,323,108

CSS custom property--colour: #BC0924;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.56:1

Contrast with white6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#43F6DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E4623no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 68 from the original

Deuteranopia#776A1Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D00019no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 7.4 Crimson · ΔE 11.4 Brown · ΔE 15.5 Dark red · ΔE 17.3 Maroon · ΔE 20.8 Tomato · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 7.43, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#09BCA1

Analogous#BC097D, #BC4809

Triadic#24BC09, #0924BC

Split complementary#09BC48, #097DBC

Tetradic#7EBC09, #09BCA1, #4809BC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FA97A6

Lighter +30%#F8667C

Lighter +20%#F53653

Lighter +10%#ED0B2D

Darker −10%#8B071B

Darker −20%#5B0411

Darker −30%#2A0208

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C5001E

Less saturated −25%#A32235

Channel breakdown

R188

B36

Red188 (73.7%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue350.95°

Saturation (HSL)90.86%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 09 · B 24

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