#bc280d

Color #bc280d

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 12.86 Nearest Tailwind class red-700 #c10007 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#bc280d

RGB

rgb(188, 40, 13)

HSL

hsl(9.3, 87.1%, 39.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(9.3, 93.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 93.1%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(41.6, 56.73, 50.24)

LCH

lch(41.6, 75.78, 41.53)

OKLCH

oklch(51.8%, 0.1873, 32.13)

HWB

hwb(9.3, 5.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0da1bc

Analogous

#bc0d49

#bc280d

#bc800d

Triadic

#bc280d

#0dbc28

#280dbc

Split-complementary

#bc280d

#0dbc80

#0d49bc

Tetradic

#bc280d

#a1bc0d

#0da1bc

#280dbc

Square

#bc280d

#49bc0d

#0da1bc

#800dbc

Shades

Color #bc280d mixed toward black.

#9d210b

#7d1b09

#5e1406

#3f0d04

#1f0702

Tints

Color #bc280d mixed toward white.

#ec3210

#f25a3e

#f5836e

#f8ad9f

#fcd6cf

Tones

Color #bc280d mixed toward gray.

#ad321c

#9f3c2a

#904639

#825047

#735a56

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.45:1

White text reads better on this background (6.09:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#949316 · ΔE 46.8

Deuteranopia

#9aa118 · ΔE 51.3

Tritanopia

#b81c1d · ΔE 5

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 28.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc280d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc280d]

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Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#bc280d (#bc280d) is rgb(188, 40, 13) in RGB.

No, #bc280d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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