All About Color #BC2942

#BC2942

About #BC2942

#BC2942 is a medium red color with the hex code #BC2942. In RGB it is red 188, green 41, blue 66; in HSL it is hue 350°, saturation 64%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 78%, 65%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 5.94:1 on white and 3.53:1 on black.

#BC2942 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 29, 42
CMYK0.00%, 78.19%, 64.89%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 41, 66
HSL350°, 64%, 45%
RGB Octal274, 51, 102
HSV (HSB)349.80°, 78.19%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 101001, 1000010
CIE-L*AB42.26, 58.24, 22.64
RGB Percent73.73%, 16.08%, 25.88%
CIE-L*CH42.26, 62.49, 21.24
XYZ22.52, 12.67, 6.41
CIE-L*UV42.26, 104.76, 12.97
xyY0.54, 0.30, 12.67
Hunter-Lab35.60, 50.61, 14.23
RYB73.73%, 16.08%, 25.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC2942 on a dark background: contrast 3.53:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BC2942 on a light background: contrast 5.94:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC2942, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC2942 · #DD6478 · #711927 · #29BCA4 · #64DDC9

Analogous palette

#A429BC · #BC298B · #BC2942 · #BC5A29 · #BCA429

Triadic palette

#BC2942 · #42BC29 · #2942BC · #DD6478 · #78DD64

Tetradic palette

#BC2942 · #8BBC29 · #29BCA4 · #5A29BC · #711927

Monochromatic palette

#3F0E16 · #7D1C2C · #BC2942 · #DA586D · #E896A4

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