All About Color #BC4950

#BC4950

About #BC4950

#BC4950 is a medium red color with the hex code #BC4950. In RGB it is red 188, green 73, blue 80; in HSL it is hue 356°, saturation 46%, lightness 51%; in CMYK it is 0%, 61%, 57%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 4.99:1 on white and 4.21:1 on black.

#BC4950 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 49, 50
CMYK0.00%, 61.17%, 57.45%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 73, 80
HSL356°, 46%, 51%
RGB Octal274, 111, 120
HSV (HSB)356.35°, 61.17%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 1001001, 1010000
CIE-L*AB47.02, 46.87, 20.30
RGB Percent73.73%, 28.63%, 31.37%
CIE-L*CH47.02, 51.07, 23.42
XYZ24.57, 16.04, 9.39
CIE-L*UV47.02, 83.91, 14.54
xyY0.49, 0.32, 16.04
Hunter-Lab40.04, 39.44, 14.13
RYB73.73%, 28.63%, 31.37%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC4950 on a dark background: contrast 4.21:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BC4950 on a light background: contrast 4.99:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC4950, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC4950 · #D48C90 · #7B2D33 · #49BCB4 · #8CD4CF

Analogous palette

#B449BC · #BC498A · #BC4950 · #BC7A49 · #BCB449

Triadic palette

#BC4950 · #50BC49 · #4950BC · #D48C90 · #90D48C

Tetradic palette

#BC4950 · #8ABC49 · #49BCB4 · #7A49BC · #7B2D33

Monochromatic palette

#4E1D20 · #863237 · #BC4950 · #D08086 · #E5B8BB

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