All About Color #BC4C49

#BC4C49

About #BC4C49

#BC4C49 is a medium red color with the hex code #BC4C49. In RGB it is red 188, green 76, blue 73; in HSL it is hue 2°, saturation 46%, lightness 51%; in CMYK it is 0%, 60%, 61%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 4.92:1 on white and 4.27:1 on black.

#BC4C49 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 4C, 49
CMYK0.00%, 59.57%, 61.17%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 76, 73
HSL2°, 46%, 51%
RGB Octal274, 114, 111
HSV (HSB)1.57°, 61.17%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 1001100, 1001001
CIE-L*AB47.42, 44.96, 25.00
RGB Percent73.73%, 29.80%, 28.63%
CIE-L*CH47.42, 51.45, 29.08
XYZ24.53, 16.34, 8.16
CIE-L*UV47.42, 83.65, 19.53
xyY0.50, 0.33, 16.34
Hunter-Lab40.42, 37.56, 16.32
RYB73.73%, 29.84%, 28.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC4C49 on a dark background: contrast 4.27:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BC4C49 on a light background: contrast 4.92:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC4C49, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC4C49 · #D48E8C · #7B302D · #49B8BC · #8CD2D4

Analogous palette

#BC49B8 · #BC497E · #BC4C49 · #BC8649 · #B8BC49

Triadic palette

#BC4C49 · #49BC4C · #4C49BC · #D48E8C · #8CD48E

Tetradic palette

#BC4C49 · #7EBC49 · #49B8BC · #8649BC · #7B302D

Monochromatic palette

#4E1F1D · #863432 · #BC4C49 · #D08380 · #E5BAB8

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