Recognised as Colour

#BC0E32

#BC0E32
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BC0E32 is a red with RGB values 188, 14, 50 and HSL 348°, 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

#BC0E32#BC0E32

HEX#BC0E32

RGBrgb(188, 14, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0549, 0.1961

RGB percentages73.7%, 5.5%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(347.6, 86.1%, 39.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(347.6, 92.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 92.6%, 73.4%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,324,402

CSS custom property--colour: #BC0E32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.47:1

Contrast with white6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#363636

Inverted#43F1CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D4832no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#766A2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 67.2 from the original

Tritanopia#CF0021no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 10.8 Crimson · ΔE 11.1 Brown · ΔE 13.8 Dark red · ΔE 20.6 Maroon · ΔE 22.6 Indian red · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 10.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0EBC98

Analogous#BC0E89, #BC410E

Triadic#32BC0E, #0E32BC

Split complementary#0EBC41, #0E89BC

Tetradic#89BC0E, #0EBC98, #410EBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F89EB1

Lighter +30%#F46F8A

Lighter +20%#F13F64

Lighter +10%#EB123F

Darker −10%#8D0A25

Darker −20%#5D0719

Darker −30%#2E030C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#CA002A

Less saturated −25%#A32741

Channel breakdown

R188

G14

B50

Red188 (73.7%)

Green14 (5.5%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue347.59°

Saturation (HSL)86.14%

Lightness39.61%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 0E · B 32

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