#bc391a

Color #bc391a

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 11.27 Nearest Tailwind class orange-700 #ca3500 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#bc391a

RGB

rgb(188, 57, 26)

HSL

hsl(11.5, 75.7%, 42%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(11.5, 86.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 86.2%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(43.79, 51.07, 46.69)

LCH

lch(43.79, 69.2, 42.43)

OKLCH

oklch(53.5%, 0.1727, 34.21)

HWB

hwb(11.5, 10.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1a9dbc

Analogous

#bc1a4c

#bc391a

#bc8a1a

Triadic

#bc391a

#1abc39

#391abc

Split-complementary

#bc391a

#1abc8a

#1a4cbc

Tetradic

#bc391a

#9dbc1a

#1a9dbc

#391abc

Square

#bc391a

#4cbc1a

#1a9dbc

#8a1abc

Shades

Color #bc391a mixed toward black.

#9d3016

#7d2611

#5e1d0d

#3f1309

#1f0a04

Tints

Color #bc391a mixed toward white.

#e14a26

#e76e52

#ed937d

#f3b7a8

#f9dbd4

Tones

Color #bc391a mixed toward gray.

#af4128

#a14a35

#945243

#865a50

#79635e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.74:1

White text reads better on this background (5.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969524 · ΔE 44.1

Deuteranopia

#9ba326 · ΔE 48.7

Tritanopia

#b82a2c · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 27.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc391a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc391a]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Frequently asked questions

#bc391a (#bc391a) is rgb(188, 57, 26) in RGB.

No, #bc391a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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