#bc1d28

Color #bc1d28

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 4.73 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#bc1d28

RGB

rgb(188, 29, 40)

HSL

hsl(355.8, 73.3%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(355.8, 84.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 84.6%, 78.7%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(40.78, 60.22, 36.59)

LCH

lch(40.78, 70.46, 31.28)

OKLCH

oklch(51.3%, 0.1915, 24.66)

HWB

hwb(355.8, 11.4%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1dbcb1

Analogous

#bc1d77

#bc1d28

#bc611d

Triadic

#bc1d28

#28bc1d

#1d28bc

Split-complementary

#bc1d28

#1dbc61

#1d77bc

Tetradic

#bc1d28

#bcb11d

#1dbcb1

#1d28bc

Square

#bc1d28

#77bc1d

#1dbcb1

#611dbc

Shades

Color #bc1d28 mixed toward black.

#9d1821

#7d131b

#5e0e14

#3f0a0d

#1f0507

Tints

Color #bc1d28 mixed toward white.

#de2b38

#e55660

#eb8087

#f2aaaf

#f8d5d7

Tones

Color #bc1d28 mixed toward gray.

#af2a33

#a1373f

#94454a

#875256

#7a5f61

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.34:1

White text reads better on this background (6.28:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#939226 · ΔE 50.6

Deuteranopia

#99a125 · ΔE 55.8

Tritanopia

#b82423 · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 27.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc1d28;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc1d28]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#bc1d28 (#bc1d28) is rgb(188, 29, 40) in RGB.

No, #bc1d28 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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