All About Color #BC514E

#BC514E

About #BC514E

#BC514E is a medium red color with the hex code #BC514E. In RGB it is red 188, green 81, blue 78; in HSL it is hue 2°, saturation 45%, lightness 52%; in CMYK it is 0%, 57%, 59%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 4.75:1 on white and 4.43:1 on black.

#BC514E Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 51, 4E
CMYK0.00%, 56.91%, 58.51%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 81, 78
HSL2°, 45%, 52%
RGB Octal274, 121, 116
HSV (HSB)1.64°, 58.51%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 1010001, 1001110
CIE-L*AB48.42, 42.93, 23.33
RGB Percent73.73%, 31.76%, 30.59%
CIE-L*CH48.42, 48.86, 28.52
XYZ25.06, 17.13, 9.19
CIE-L*UV48.42, 79.29, 18.66
xyY0.49, 0.33, 17.13
Hunter-Lab41.38, 35.65, 15.80
RYB73.73%, 31.80%, 30.59%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC514E on a dark background: contrast 4.43:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BC514E on a light background: contrast 4.75:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC514E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC514E · #D59290 · #7E3230 · #4EB8BC · #90D3D5

Analogous palette

#BC4EB8 · #BC4E81 · #BC514E · #BC884E · #B8BC4E

Triadic palette

#BC514E · #4EBC51 · #514EBC · #D59290 · #90D592

Tetradic palette

#BC514E · #81BC4E · #4EB8BC · #884EBC · #7E3230

Monochromatic palette

#51211F · #893734 · #BC514E · #D18885 · #E6BEBC

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