All About Color #BC3829

#BC3829

About #BC3829

#BC3829 is a medium red color with the hex code #BC3829. In RGB it is red 188, green 56, blue 41; in HSL it is hue 6°, saturation 64%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 70%, 78%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 5.62:1 on white and 3.74:1 on black.

#BC3829 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 38, 29
CMYK0.00%, 70.21%, 78.19%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 56, 41
HSL6°, 64%, 45%
RGB Octal274, 70, 51
HSV (HSB)6.12°, 78.19%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 111000, 101001
CIE-L*AB43.77, 51.92, 39.16
RGB Percent73.73%, 21.96%, 16.08%
CIE-L*CH43.77, 65.03, 37.03
XYZ22.55, 13.68, 3.55
CIE-L*UV43.77, 102.75, 27.38
xyY0.57, 0.34, 13.68
Hunter-Lab36.99, 44.12, 20.20
RYB73.73%, 22.63%, 16.08%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC3829 on a dark background: contrast 3.74:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BC3829 on a light background: contrast 5.62:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC3829, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC3829 · #DD7064 · #712219 · #29AEBC · #64D1DD

Analogous palette

#BC29AE · #BC2964 · #BC3829 · #BC8129 · #AEBC29

Triadic palette

#BC3829 · #29BC38 · #3829BC · #DD7064 · #64DD70

Tetradic palette

#BC3829 · #64BC29 · #29AEBC · #8129BC · #712219

Monochromatic palette

#3F130E · #7D251C · #BC3829 · #DA6558 · #E89F96

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