All About Color #BC2949

#BC2949

About #BC2949

#BC2949 is a medium red color with the hex code #BC2949. In RGB it is red 188, green 41, blue 73; in HSL it is hue 347°, saturation 64%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 78%, 61%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 5.91:1 on white and 3.55:1 on black.

#BC2949 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 29, 49
CMYK0.00%, 78.19%, 61.17%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 41, 73
HSL347°, 64%, 45%
RGB Octal274, 51, 111
HSV (HSB)346.94°, 78.19%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 101001, 1001001
CIE-L*AB42.40, 58.66, 18.45
RGB Percent73.73%, 16.08%, 28.63%
CIE-L*CH42.40, 61.50, 17.46
XYZ22.73, 12.76, 7.57
CIE-L*UV42.40, 102.61, 9.13
xyY0.53, 0.30, 12.76
Hunter-Lab35.72, 51.11, 12.44
RYB73.73%, 16.08%, 28.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC2949 on a dark background: contrast 3.55:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BC2949 on a light background: contrast 5.91:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC2949, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC2949 · #DD647E · #71192C · #29BC9C · #64DDC3

Analogous palette

#9C29BC · #BC2993 · #BC2949 · #BC5329 · #BC9C29

Triadic palette

#BC2949 · #49BC29 · #2949BC · #DD647E · #7EDD64

Tetradic palette

#BC2949 · #93BC29 · #29BC9C · #5329BC · #71192C

Monochromatic palette

#3F0E18 · #7D1C31 · #BC2949 · #DA5874 · #E896A8

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