Information about #BC2D3C color

#BC2D3C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC2D3C falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 45, 60) — 73.7% red, 17.6% green, 23.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 56 / 50 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BC2D3C reads as a vivid, lively red and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Red Sox Red (#BD3039). Nearby in the Register you will also find StitchCraft (#B02A3E) and Crash Hot (#AF2E40).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 45, 60) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BC2D3C color variations

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

#BC2D3C 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BC2D3C

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

Red Sox Red color link
Red Sox Red

#BD3039

StitchCraft color link
StitchCraft

#B02A3E

Crash Hot color link
Crash Hot

#AF2E40

Bombshell color link
Bombshell

#AE2F3E

Hot Spot color link
Hot Spot

#B22833

Bliss color link
Bliss

#B3393E

Spring Red color link
Spring Red

#BE1F35

Luxury Red color link
Luxury Red

#B03737

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC2D3C
  • RGB188, 45, 60
  • CMYK0, 56, 50, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 45, 60)
  • HSL354°, 61%, 46%
  • HSL Precise353.706°, 61.373%, 45.686%
  • HSV354°, 76%, 74%
  • HSB354°, 76%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.176, 0.235)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.176, 0.235, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.176, 0.235)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB17.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC2D3C
  • DECIMAL ID12332348
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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