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Recognised as Colour

#BC2C05

  • #BC2C05
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Firebrick

#BC2C05 is a red with RGB values 188, 44, 5 and HSL 13°, 95%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#BC2C05#BC2C05
HEX#BC2C05
RGBrgb(188, 44, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.1725, 0.0196
RGB percentages73.7%, 17.3%, 2%
HSLhsl(12.8, 94.8%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.8, 97.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK0%, 76.6%, 97.3%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,332,037
CSS custom property--colour: #BC2C05;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6:1
Contrast with white6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#43D3FA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A4F00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#7D6F00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Tritanopia#D00027no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 15.6Dark red · ΔE 18.7Tomato · ΔE 21.4Chocolate · ΔE 23.4Maroon · ΔE 23.4Brown · ΔE 23.6
Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 15.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0595BC
Analogous#BC053A, #BC8805
Triadic#05BC2C, #2C05BC
Split complementary#05BC88, #0539BC
Tetradic#39BC05, #0595BC, #8805BC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCA891
Lighter +30%#FB805F
Lighter +20%#F9592E
Lighter +10%#EE3806
Darker −10%#8A2004
Darker −20%#591502
Darker −30%#270901
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C12900
Less saturated −25%#A43A1D

Channel breakdown

R188
G44
B5
Red188 (73.7%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue12.79°
Saturation (HSL)94.82%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BC · G 2C · B 05

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