Colour
#BC0A05
- #BC0A05
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#BC0A05 is a red with RGB values 188, 10, 5 and HSL 2°, 95%, 38%. 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
#BC0A05#BC0A05
HEX#BC0A05
RGBrgb(188, 10, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0392, 0.0196
RGB percentages73.7%, 3.9%, 2%
HSLhsl(1.6, 94.8%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(1.6, 97.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 94.7%, 97.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,323,333
CSS custom property--colour: #BC0A05;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10919WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.1 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#2F2F2F
Inverted#43F5FA
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#05B7BC
Analogous#BC055B, #BC6605
Triadic#05BC0A, #0A05BC
Split complementary#05BC66, #055CBC
Tetradic#5CBC05, #05B7BC, #6505BC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R188
G10
B5
Red188 (73.7%)
Green10 (3.9%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue1.64°
Saturation (HSL)94.82%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 0A · B 05
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