All About Color #BC401A

#BC401A

About #BC401A

#BC401A is a medium red color with the hex code #BC401A. In RGB it is red 188, green 64, blue 26; in HSL it is hue 14°, saturation 76%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 0%, 66%, 86%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 5.40:1 on white and 3.89:1 on black.

#BC401A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 40, 1A
CMYK0.00%, 65.96%, 86.17%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 64, 26
HSL14°, 76%, 42%
RGB Octal274, 100, 32
HSV (HSB)14.07°, 86.17%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 1000000, 11010
CIE-L*AB44.85, 48.21, 47.59
RGB Percent73.73%, 25.10%, 10.20%
CIE-L*CH44.85, 67.74, 44.63
XYZ22.76, 14.43, 2.56
CIE-L*UV44.85, 99.59, 33.64
xyY0.57, 0.36, 14.43
Hunter-Lab37.99, 40.45, 22.59
RYB73.73%, 29.66%, 10.20%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC401A on a dark background: contrast 3.89:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BC401A on a light background: contrast 5.40:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC401A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC401A · #E7704B · #6C240F · #1A97BC · #4BC2E7

Analogous palette

#BC1A97 · #BC1A45 · #BC401A · #BC911A · #97BC1A

Triadic palette

#BC401A · #1ABC40 · #401ABC · #E7704B · #4BE770

Tetradic palette

#BC401A · #45BC1A · #1A97BC · #911ABC · #6C240F

Monochromatic palette

#361207 · #792911 · #BC401A · #E5653E · #EE9B81

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