All About Color #BC1A40

#BC1A40

About #BC1A40

#BC1A40 is a medium red color with the hex code #BC1A40. In RGB it is red 188, green 26, blue 64; in HSL it is hue 346°, saturation 76%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 0%, 86%, 66%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 6.25:1 on white and 3.36:1 on black.

#BC1A40 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 1A, 40
CMYK0.00%, 86.17%, 65.96%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 26, 64
HSL346°, 76%, 42%
RGB Octal274, 32, 100
HSV (HSB)345.93°, 86.17%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 11010, 1000000
CIE-L*AB40.90, 61.91, 22.13
RGB Percent73.73%, 10.20%, 25.10%
CIE-L*CH40.90, 65.74, 19.67
XYZ22.03, 11.80, 5.97
CIE-L*UV40.90, 110.82, 11.29
xyY0.55, 0.30, 11.80
Hunter-Lab34.35, 54.38, 13.75
RYB73.73%, 10.20%, 25.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC1A40 on a dark background: contrast 3.36:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BC1A40 on a light background: contrast 6.25:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC1A40, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC1A40 · #E74B70 · #6C0F24 · #1ABC97 · #4BE7C2

Analogous palette

#971ABC · #BC1A91 · #BC1A40 · #BC451A · #BC971A

Triadic palette

#BC1A40 · #40BC1A · #1A40BC · #E74B70 · #70E74B

Tetradic palette

#BC1A40 · #91BC1A · #1ABC97 · #451ABC · #6C0F24

Monochromatic palette

#360712 · #791129 · #BC1A40 · #E53E65 · #EE819B

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