All About Color #BC4A49

#BC4A49

About #BC4A49

#BC4A49 is a medium red color with the hex code #BC4A49. In RGB it is red 188, green 74, blue 73; in HSL it is hue 1°, saturation 46%, lightness 51%; in CMYK it is 0%, 61%, 61%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 4.98:1 on white and 4.21:1 on black.

#BC4A49 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 4A, 49
CMYK0.00%, 60.64%, 61.17%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 74, 73
HSL1°, 46%, 51%
RGB Octal274, 112, 111
HSV (HSB)0.52°, 61.17%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 1001010, 1001001
CIE-L*AB47.07, 45.90, 24.55
RGB Percent73.73%, 29.02%, 28.63%
CIE-L*CH47.07, 52.05, 28.14
XYZ24.39, 16.07, 8.12
CIE-L*UV47.07, 84.94, 18.81
xyY0.50, 0.33, 16.07
Hunter-Lab40.09, 38.45, 16.05
RYB73.73%, 29.02%, 28.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC4A49 on a dark background: contrast 4.21:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BC4A49 on a light background: contrast 4.98:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC4A49, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC4A49 · #D48D8C · #7B2F2D · #49BABC · #8CD3D4

Analogous palette

#BC49BA · #BC4980 · #BC4A49 · #BC8449 · #BABC49

Triadic palette

#BC4A49 · #49BC4A · #4A49BC · #D48D8C · #8CD48D

Tetradic palette

#BC4A49 · #80BC49 · #49BABC · #8449BC · #7B2F2D

Monochromatic palette

#4E1E1D · #863332 · #BC4A49 · #D08280 · #E5B9B8

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