Colour

#BC1A2E

#BC1A2E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BC1A2E is a red with RGB values 188, 26, 46 and HSL 353°, 76%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#BC1A2E#BC1A2E

HEX#BC1A2E

RGBrgb(188, 26, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.102, 0.1804

RGB percentages73.7%, 10.2%, 18%

HSLhsl(352.6, 75.7%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(352.6, 86.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 86.2%, 75.5%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,327,470

CSS custom property--colour: #BC1A2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.31:1

Contrast with white6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#43E5D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#514A2Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 65.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#786C28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 65.6 from the original

Tritanopia#CF0024no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 7.2 Crimson · ΔE 11.8 Brown · ΔE 12 Dark red · ΔE 18.1 Maroon · ΔE 20.6 Indian red · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 7.18, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1ABCA8

Analogous#BC1A7F, #BC571A

Triadic#2EBC1A, #1A2EBC

Split complementary#1ABC57, #1A7FBC

Tetradic#7FBC1A, #1ABCA8, #571ABC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4AEB7

Lighter +30%#EE818F

Lighter +20%#E75567

Lighter +10%#E1283F

Darker −10%#8F1423

Darker −20%#620E18

Darker −30%#36070D

Darker −40%#090102

More saturated +25%#D6001A

Less saturated −25%#A13542

Channel breakdown

R188

G26

B46

Red188 (73.7%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue352.59°

Saturation (HSL)75.7%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 1A · B 2E

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