All About Color #BC152B

#BC152B

About #BC152B

#BC152B is a medium red color with the hex code #BC152B. In RGB it is red 188, green 21, blue 43; in HSL it is hue 352°, saturation 80%, lightness 41%; in CMYK it is 0%, 89%, 77%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 6.40:1 on white and 3.28:1 on black.

#BC152B Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 15, 2B
CMYK0.00%, 88.83%, 77.13%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 21, 43
HSL352°, 80%, 41%
RGB Octal274, 25, 53
HSV (HSB)352.10°, 88.83%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 10101, 101011
CIE-L*AB40.25, 61.93, 34.27
RGB Percent73.73%, 8.24%, 16.86%
CIE-L*CH40.25, 70.78, 28.96
XYZ21.44, 11.40, 3.36
CIE-L*UV40.25, 118.07, 20.06
xyY0.59, 0.31, 11.40
Hunter-Lab33.77, 54.26, 17.74
RYB73.73%, 8.24%, 16.86%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC152B on a dark background: contrast 3.28:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BC152B on a light background: contrast 6.40:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC152B, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC152B · #EA4359 · #6A0C18 · #15BCA6 · #43EAD4

Analogous palette

#A615BC · #BC157F · #BC152B · #BC5215 · #BCA615

Triadic palette

#BC152B · #2BBC15 · #152BBC · #EA4359 · #59EA43

Tetradic palette

#BC152B · #7FBC15 · #15BCA6 · #5215BC · #6A0C18

Monochromatic palette

#32060C · #770D1B · #BC152B · #E9354D · #F07A8A

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