All About Color #BC5252

#BC5252

About #BC5252

#BC5252 is a medium red color with the hex code #BC5252. In RGB it is red 188, green 82, blue 82; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 44%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 0%, 56%, 56%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 4.70:1 on white and 4.47:1 on black.

#BC5252 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBC, 52, 52
CMYK0.00%, 56.38%, 56.38%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal188, 82, 82
HSL0°, 44%, 53%
RGB Octal274, 122, 122
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 56.38%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10111100, 1010010, 1010010
CIE-L*AB48.68, 42.76, 21.29
RGB Percent73.73%, 32.16%, 32.16%
CIE-L*CH48.68, 47.76, 26.47
XYZ25.28, 17.34, 10.00
CIE-L*UV48.68, 77.76, 16.77
xyY0.48, 0.33, 17.34
Hunter-Lab41.64, 35.52, 14.91
RYB73.73%, 32.16%, 32.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BC5252 on a dark background: contrast 4.47:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#BC5252 on a light background: contrast 4.70:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BC5252, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BC5252 · #D69595 · #813232 · #52BCBC · #95D6D6

Analogous palette

#BC52BC · #BC5287 · #BC5252 · #BC8752 · #BCBC52

Triadic palette

#BC5252 · #52BC52 · #5252BC · #D69595 · #95D695

Tetradic palette

#BC5252 · #87BC52 · #52BCBC · #8752BC · #813232

Monochromatic palette

#542121 · #8C3636 · #BC5252 · #D18989 · #E7C1C1

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