All About Color #BC243D

#BC243D

About #BC243D

#BC243D is a medium red color with the hex code #BC243D. In RGB it is red 188, green 36, blue 61; in HSL it is hue 350°, saturation 68%, lightness 44%; in CMYK it is 0%, 81%, 68%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 6.07:1 on white and 3.46:1 on black.

#BC243D Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 24, 3D
CMYK0.00%, 80.85%, 67.55%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 36, 61
HSL350°, 68%, 44%
RGB Octal274, 44, 75
HSV (HSB)350.13°, 80.85%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 100100, 111101
CIE-L*AB41.67, 59.39, 24.99
RGB Percent73.73%, 14.12%, 23.92%
CIE-L*CH41.67, 64.43, 22.82
XYZ22.21, 12.29, 5.62
CIE-L*UV41.67, 108.28, 14.51
xyY0.55, 0.31, 12.29
Hunter-Lab35.06, 51.75, 15.04
RYB73.73%, 14.12%, 23.92%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC243D on a dark background: contrast 3.46:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BC243D on a light background: contrast 6.07:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC243D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC243D · #E05C72 · #6F1524 · #24BCA3 · #5CE0CA

Analogous palette

#A324BC · #BC248A · #BC243D · #BC5724 · #BCA324

Triadic palette

#BC243D · #3DBC24 · #243DBC · #E05C72 · #72E05C

Tetradic palette

#BC243D · #8ABC24 · #24BCA3 · #5724BC · #6F1524

Monochromatic palette

#3C0B14 · #7C1828 · #BC243D · #DE4F67 · #EA909F

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