Information about #BC290F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BC290F belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 41, 15) — 73.7% red, 16.1% green, 5.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 58 / 68 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BC290F is a pure, full-strength earthy red that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Vintage Red (#AF2413). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lemon Iced Tea (#BD3000) and Chilli Pepper (#C11B17).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 41, 15) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #BC290F: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for black. #BC290F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BC290F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BC290F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC290F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC290F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC290F color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BC290F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#0FBD29
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#290FBD
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BC290F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Lemon Iced Tea color link
Lemon Iced Tea

#BD3000

Chilli Pepper color link
Chilli Pepper

#C11B17

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

Terlingua Orange color link
Terlingua Orange

#C13C0F

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Rust Red color link
Rust Red

#AA2704

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

#BC290F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC290F
  • RGB188, 41, 15
  • CMYK0, 58, 68, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 41, 15)
  • HSL9°, 85%, 40%
  • HSL Precise9.017°, 85.222%, 39.804%
  • HSV9°, 92%, 74%
  • HSB9°, 92%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.059
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.161, 0.059)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.161, 0.059, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.161, 0.059)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC290F
  • DECIMAL ID12331279
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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