All About Color #BC2929

#BC2929

About #BC2929

#BC2929 is a medium red color with the hex code #BC2929. In RGB it is red 188, green 41, blue 41; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 64%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 78%, 78%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 6.02:1 on white and 3.49:1 on black.

#BC2929 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 29, 29
CMYK0.00%, 78.19%, 78.19%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 41, 41
HSL0°, 64%, 45%
RGB Octal274, 51, 51
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 78.19%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 101001, 101001
CIE-L*AB41.90, 57.10, 37.21
RGB Percent73.73%, 16.08%, 16.08%
CIE-L*CH41.90, 68.15, 33.09
XYZ21.93, 12.44, 3.34
CIE-L*UV41.90, 110.93, 23.93
xyY0.58, 0.33, 12.44
Hunter-Lab35.27, 49.29, 19.07
RYB73.73%, 16.08%, 16.08%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC2929 on a dark background: contrast 3.49:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BC2929 on a light background: contrast 6.02:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC2929, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC2929 · #DD6464 · #711919 · #29BCBC · #64DDDD

Analogous palette

#BC29BC · #BC2973 · #BC2929 · #BC7329 · #BCBC29

Triadic palette

#BC2929 · #29BC29 · #2929BC · #DD6464 · #64DD64

Tetradic palette

#BC2929 · #73BC29 · #29BCBC · #7329BC · #711919

Monochromatic palette

#3F0E0E · #7D1C1C · #BC2929 · #DA5858 · #E89696

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