All About Color #BC271A

#BC271A

About #BC271A

#BC271A is a medium red color with the hex code #BC271A. In RGB it is red 188, green 39, blue 26; in HSL it is hue 5°, saturation 76%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 0%, 79%, 86%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 6.10:1 on white and 3.44:1 on black.

#BC271A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 27, 1A
CMYK0.00%, 79.26%, 86.17%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 39, 26
HSL5°, 76%, 42%
RGB Octal274, 47, 32
HSV (HSB)4.81°, 86.17%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 100111, 11010
CIE-L*AB41.56, 57.26, 44.81
RGB Percent73.73%, 15.29%, 10.20%
CIE-L*CH41.56, 72.71, 38.05
XYZ21.65, 12.22, 2.19
CIE-L*UV41.56, 114.36, 27.87
xyY0.60, 0.34, 12.22
Hunter-Lab34.95, 49.40, 20.74
RYB73.73%, 15.74%, 10.20%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC271A on a dark background: contrast 3.44:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BC271A on a light background: contrast 6.10:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC271A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC271A · #E7584B · #6C160F · #1AAFBC · #4BDAE7

Analogous palette

#BC1AAF · #BC1A5E · #BC271A · #BC791A · #AFBC1A

Triadic palette

#BC271A · #1ABC27 · #271ABC · #E7584B · #4BE758

Tetradic palette

#BC271A · #5EBC1A · #1AAFBC · #791ABC · #6C160F

Monochromatic palette

#360B07 · #791911 · #BC271A · #E54C3E · #EE8A81

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