#BC4838 color

  • HEX#BC4838
  • RGBrgb(188, 72, 56)
  • HSLhsl(7, 54%, 48%)
  • CMYK0, 62, 70, 26

About #BC4838

#BC4838 is a medium red color with the hex code #BC4838. In RGB it is red 188, green 72, blue 56; in HSL it is hue 7°, saturation 54%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 0%, 62%, 70%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 5.09:1 on white and 4.12:1 on black.

#BC4838 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 48, 38
CMYK0.00%, 61.70%, 70.21%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 72, 56
HSL7°, 54%, 48%
RGB Octal274, 110, 70
HSV (HSB)7.27°, 70.21%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 1001000, 111000
CIE-L*AB46.46, 45.79, 33.75
RGB Percent73.73%, 28.24%, 21.96%
CIE-L*CH46.46, 56.88, 36.39
XYZ23.77, 15.61, 5.50
CIE-L*UV46.46, 89.76, 26.35
xyY0.53, 0.35, 15.61
Hunter-Lab39.51, 38.24, 19.40
RYB73.73%, 29.10%, 21.96%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC4838 on a dark background: contrast 4.12:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BC4838 on a light background: contrast 5.09:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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Complementary palette

#BC4838 · #D78479 · #762D23 · #38ADBC · #79CCD7

Analogous palette

#BC38AD · #BC386B · #BC4838 · #BC8A38 · #ADBC38

Triadic palette

#BC4838 · #38BC48 · #4838BC · #D78479 · #79D784

Tetradic palette

#BC4838 · #6BBC38 · #38ADBC · #8A38BC · #762D23

Monochromatic palette

#471B15 · #823127 · #BC4838 · #D47A6E · #E5B0A9

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