Recognised as Colour

#BC0C29

#BC0C29
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BC0C29 is a red with RGB values 188, 12, 41 and HSL 350°, 88%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#BC0C29#BC0C29

HEX#BC0C29

RGBrgb(188, 12, 41)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0471, 0.1608

RGB percentages73.7%, 4.7%, 16.1%

HSLhsl(350.1, 88%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.1, 93.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 93.6%, 78.2%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,323,881

CSS custom property--colour: #BC0C29;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11114WCAG 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 6.52:1

Contrast with white6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#343434

Inverted#43F3D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E4728no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#776A22no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.4 from the original

Tritanopia#CF001Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 7.8 Crimson · ΔE 10.7 Brown · ΔE 14.3 Dark red · ΔE 18 Maroon · ΔE 21 Tomato · ΔE 25.7

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 7.75, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0CBC9F

Analogous#BC0C81, #BC470C

Triadic#29BC0C, #0C29BC

Split complementary#0CBC47, #0C81BC

Tetradic#81BC0C, #0CBC9F, #470CBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F99BAB

Lighter +30%#F66B82

Lighter +20%#F33B5A

Lighter +10%#EC0F33

Darker −10%#8C091F

Darker −20%#5C0614

Darker −30%#2C030A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C80021

Less saturated −25%#A3253A

Channel breakdown

R188

G12

B41

Red188 (73.7%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue41 (16.1%)

Hue350.11°

Saturation (HSL)88%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 0C · B 29

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