Information about #BC2C0F color

#BC2C0F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC2C0F falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 44, 15) — 73.7% red, 17.3% green, 5.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 56 / 68 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BC2C0F is a pure, full-strength warm red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Lemon Iced Tea (#BD3000). Slightly further away sit Vintage Red (#AF2413) and Terlingua Orange (#C13C0F).

The recipe behind #BC2C0F is rgb(188, 44, 15), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC2C0F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC2C0F color variations

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

#BC2C0F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC2C0F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC2C0F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC2C0F 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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#BC2C0F 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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#BD0F49
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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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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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#830FBD
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Nearest named colors to #BC2C0F

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

Lemon Iced Tea color link
Lemon Iced Tea

#BD3000

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Terlingua Orange color link
Terlingua Orange

#C13C0F

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

Chilli Pepper color link
Chilli Pepper

#C11B17

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Rust Red color link
Rust Red

#AA2704

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Dark Pastel Red color link
Dark Pastel Red

#C23B22

#BC2C0F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC2C0F
  • RGB188, 44, 15
  • CMYK0, 56, 68, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 44, 15)
  • HSL10°, 85%, 40%
  • HSL Precise10.058°, 85.222%, 39.804%
  • HSV10°, 92%, 74%
  • HSB10°, 92%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.059
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.173, 0.059)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.173, 0.059, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.173, 0.059)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBC2C0F
  • DECIMAL ID12332047
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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