All About Color #BC1A1A

#BC1A1A

About #BC1A1A

#BC1A1A is a medium red color with the hex code #BC1A1A. In RGB it is red 188, green 26, blue 26; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 76%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 0%, 86%, 86%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 6.36:1 on white and 3.30:1 on black.

#BC1A1A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 1A, 1A
CMYK0.00%, 86.17%, 86.17%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 26, 26
HSL0°, 76%, 42%
RGB Octal274, 32, 32
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 86.17%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 11010, 11010
CIE-L*AB40.42, 60.50, 43.85
RGB Percent73.73%, 10.20%, 10.20%
CIE-L*CH40.42, 74.72, 35.93
XYZ21.29, 11.50, 2.08
CIE-L*UV40.42, 119.73, 25.83
xyY0.61, 0.33, 11.50
Hunter-Lab33.92, 52.71, 20.11
RYB73.73%, 10.20%, 10.20%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC1A1A on a dark background: contrast 3.30:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BC1A1A on a light background: contrast 6.36:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC1A1A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC1A1A · #E74B4B · #6C0F0F · #1ABCBC · #4BE7E7

Analogous palette

#BC1ABC · #BC1A6B · #BC1A1A · #BC6B1A · #BCBC1A

Triadic palette

#BC1A1A · #1ABC1A · #1A1ABC · #E74B4B · #4BE74B

Tetradic palette

#BC1A1A · #6BBC1A · #1ABCBC · #6B1ABC · #6C0F0F

Monochromatic palette

#360707 · #791111 · #BC1A1A · #E53E3E · #EE8181

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