Recognised as Colour

#BC0E28

#BC0E28
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BC0E28 is a red with RGB values 188, 14, 40 and HSL 351°, 86%, 40%. 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

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HEX#BC0E28

RGBrgb(188, 14, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0549, 0.1569

RGB percentages73.7%, 5.5%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(351, 86.1%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(351, 92.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 92.6%, 78.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,324,392

CSS custom property--colour: #BC0E28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.5:1

Contrast with white6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA

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

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#43F1D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E4727no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#776A20no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CF001Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 7.3 Crimson · ΔE 11 Brown · ΔE 14.3 Dark red · ΔE 17.7 Maroon · ΔE 20.8 Tomato · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 7.29, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0EBCA2

Analogous#BC0E7F, #BC4B0E

Triadic#28BC0E, #0E28BC

Split complementary#0EBC4B, #0E7FBC

Tetradic#7FBC0E, #0EBCA2, #4B0EBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F89EAC

Lighter +30%#F46F83

Lighter +20%#F13F5A

Lighter +10%#EB1232

Darker −10%#8D0A1E

Darker −20%#5D0714

Darker −30%#2E030A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CA001E

Less saturated −25%#A3273A

Channel breakdown

R188

G14

B40

Red188 (73.7%)

Green14 (5.5%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue351.03°

Saturation (HSL)86.14%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 0E · B 28

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