Recognised as Colour

#BC0F0B

#BC0F0B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BC0F0B is a red with RGB values 188, 15, 11 and HSL 1°, 89%, 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

#BC0F0B#BC0F0B

HEX#BC0F0B

RGBrgb(188, 15, 11)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.0588, 0.0431

RGB percentages73.7%, 5.9%, 4.3%

HSLhsl(1.4, 88.9%, 39%)

HSV / HSBhsv(1.4, 94.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 92%, 94.1%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,324,619

CSS custom property--colour: #BC0F0B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.54:1

Contrast with white6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#43F0F4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#504604no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 67.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#786A00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 66.9 from the original

Tritanopia#D00013no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 13.6 Dark red · ΔE 18.2 Crimson · ΔE 19.8 Brown · ΔE 23 Maroon · ΔE 23.1 Tomato · ΔE 23.2

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 13.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0BB8BC

Analogous#BC0B5F, #BC680B

Triadic#0BBC0F, #0F0BBC

Split complementary#0BBC68, #0B60BC

Tetradic#5FBC0B, #0BB8BC, #670BBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F99C9A

Lighter +30%#F66D6A

Lighter +20%#F33E3A

Lighter +10%#EC130E

Darker −10%#8C0B08

Darker −20%#5C0705

Darker −30%#2B0303

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C70400

Less saturated −25%#A32724

Channel breakdown

R188

G15

B11

Red188 (73.7%)

Green15 (5.9%)

Blue11 (4.3%)

Hue1.36°

Saturation (HSL)88.94%

Lightness39.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 0F · B 0B

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