All About Color #BC0609

#BC0609

About #BC0609

#BC0609 is a dark red color with the hex code #BC0609. In RGB it is red 188, green 6, blue 9; in HSL it is hue 359°, saturation 94%, lightness 38%; in CMYK it is 0%, 97%, 95%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 6.63:1 on white and 3.17:1 on black.

#BC0609 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 06, 09
CMYK0.00%, 96.81%, 95.21%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 6, 9
HSL359°, 94%, 38%
RGB Octal274, 6, 11
HSV (HSB)359.01°, 96.81%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 110, 1001
CIE-L*AB39.31, 63.15, 50.22
RGB Percent73.73%, 2.35%, 3.53%
CIE-L*CH39.31, 80.69, 38.49
XYZ20.85, 10.84, 1.25
CIE-L*UV39.31, 126.58, 26.99
xyY0.63, 0.33, 10.84
Hunter-Lab32.93, 55.43, 20.79
RYB73.73%, 2.35%, 3.53%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC0609 on a dark background: contrast 3.17:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BC0609 on a light background: contrast 6.63:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC0609, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC0609 · #F82529 · #630305 · #06BCB9 · #25F8F5

Analogous palette

#B906BC · #BC0664 · #BC0609 · #BC5E06 · #BCB906

Triadic palette

#BC0609 · #09BC06 · #0609BC · #F82529 · #29F825

Tetradic palette

#BC0609 · #64BC06 · #06BCB9 · #5E06BC · #630305

Monochromatic palette

#280102 · #720405 · #BC0609 · #F8161A · #FA6163

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