Recognised as Colour

#BC1D0C

#BC1D0C
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#BC1D0C is a red with RGB values 188, 29, 12 and HSL 6°, 88%, 39%. 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

#BC1D0C#BC1D0C

HEX#BC1D0C

RGBrgb(188, 29, 12)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1137, 0.0471

RGB percentages73.7%, 11.4%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(5.8, 88%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(5.8, 93.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 84.6%, 93.6%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,328,204

CSS custom property--colour: #BC1D0C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.33:1

Contrast with white6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E

Inverted#43E2F3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#544A04no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7A6C00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.5 from the original

Tritanopia#D0001Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 12.9 Dark red · ΔE 17.5 Crimson · ΔE 20.9 Tomato · ΔE 22 Brown · ΔE 22 Maroon · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 12.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0CABBC

Analogous#BC0C53, #BC750C

Triadic#0CBC1D, #1D0CBC

Split complementary#0CBC75, #0C53BC

Tetradic#53BC0C, #0CABBC, #750CBC

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9A49B

Lighter +30%#F6796B

Lighter +20%#F34D3B

Lighter +10%#EC240F

Darker −10%#8C1609

Darker −20%#5C0E06

Darker −30%#2C0703

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C81300

Less saturated −25%#A33125

Channel breakdown

R188

G29

B12

Red188 (73.7%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue5.8°

Saturation (HSL)88%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G 1D · B 0C

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