All About Color #BC494E

#BC494E

About #BC494E

#BC494E is a medium red color with the hex code #BC494E. In RGB it is red 188, green 73, blue 78; in HSL it is hue 357°, saturation 46%, lightness 51%; in CMYK it is 0%, 61%, 59%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 5.00:1 on white and 4.20:1 on black.

#BC494E Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 49, 4E
CMYK0.00%, 61.17%, 58.51%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 73, 78
HSL357°, 46%, 51%
RGB Octal274, 111, 116
HSV (HSB)357.39°, 61.17%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 1001001, 1001110
CIE-L*AB46.98, 46.72, 21.45
RGB Percent73.73%, 28.63%, 30.59%
CIE-L*CH46.98, 51.41, 24.66
XYZ24.50, 16.01, 9.01
CIE-L*UV46.98, 84.40, 15.69
xyY0.49, 0.32, 16.01
Hunter-Lab40.01, 39.28, 14.66
RYB73.73%, 28.63%, 30.59%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC494E on a dark background: contrast 4.20:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BC494E on a light background: contrast 5.00:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC494E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC494E · #D48C8F · #7B2D31 · #49BCB6 · #8CD4D1

Analogous palette

#B649BC · #BC4988 · #BC494E · #BC7C49 · #BCB649

Triadic palette

#BC494E · #4EBC49 · #494EBC · #D48C8F · #8FD48C

Tetradic palette

#BC494E · #88BC49 · #49BCB6 · #7C49BC · #7B2D31

Monochromatic palette

#4E1D1F · #863236 · #BC494E · #D08084 · #E5B8BA

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