#bc3220

Color #bc3220

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 6.87 Nearest Tailwind class red-700 #c10007 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#bc3220

RGB

rgb(188, 50, 32)

HSL

hsl(6.9, 70.9%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.9, 83%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 83%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(42.88, 53.85, 43.02)

LCH

lch(42.88, 68.92, 38.62)

OKLCH

oklch(52.8%, 0.1776, 30.9)

HWB

hwb(6.9, 12.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#20aabc

Analogous

#bc205c

#bc3220

#bc8020

Triadic

#bc3220

#20bc32

#3220bc

Split-complementary

#bc3220

#20bc80

#205cbc

Tetradic

#bc3220

#aabc20

#20aabc

#3220bc

Square

#bc3220

#5cbc20

#20aabc

#8020bc

Shades

Color #bc3220 mixed toward black.

#9d2a1b

#7d2115

#5e1910

#3f110b

#1f0805

Tints

Color #bc3220 mixed toward white.

#dc4430

#e3695a

#ea8f83

#f1b4ac

#f8dad6

Tones

Color #bc3220 mixed toward gray.

#af3c2d

#a2463a

#955047

#885a54

#7b6461

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.62:1

White text reads better on this background (5.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#959425 · ΔE 46.3

Deuteranopia

#9ba226 · ΔE 50.8

Tritanopia

#b8292a · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 27.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc3220;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc3220]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#bc3220 (#bc3220) is rgb(188, 50, 32) in RGB.

No, #bc3220 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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