#bc1d1d

Color #bc1d1d

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 6.5 Nearest Tailwind class red-700 #c10007 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bc1d1d

RGB

rgb(188, 29, 29)

HSL

hsl(0, 73.3%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 84.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 84.6%, 84.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(40.67, 59.91, 42.54)

LCH

lch(40.67, 73.48, 35.38)

OKLCH

oklch(51.2%, 0.1926, 27.5)

HWB

hwb(0, 11.4%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1dbcbc

Analogous

#bc1d6c

#bc1d1d

#bc6c1d

Triadic

#bc1d1d

#1dbc1d

#1d1dbc

Split-complementary

#bc1d1d

#1dbc6c

#1d6cbc

Tetradic

#bc1d1d

#bcbc1d

#1dbcbc

#1d1dbc

Square

#bc1d1d

#6cbc1d

#1dbcbc

#6c1dbc

Shades

Color #bc1d1d mixed toward black.

#9d1818

#7d1313

#5e0e0e

#3f0a0a

#1f0505

Tints

Color #bc1d1d mixed toward white.

#de2b2b

#e55656

#eb8080

#f2aaaa

#f8d5d5

Tones

Color #bc1d1d mixed toward gray.

#af2a2a

#a13737

#944545

#875252

#7a5f5f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.33:1

White text reads better on this background (6.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#93921d · ΔE 49.6

Deuteranopia

#99a11d · ΔE 54.7

Tritanopia

#b81d1d · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 27.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc1d1d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc1d1d]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#bc1d1d (#bc1d1d) is rgb(188, 29, 29) in RGB.

No, #bc1d1d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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