#bc2016

Color #bc2016

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 9.2 Nearest Tailwind class red-700 #c10007 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#bc2016

RGB

rgb(188, 32, 22)

HSL

hsl(3.6, 79%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.6, 88.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 83%, 88.3%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(40.87, 59.05, 46.12)

LCH

lch(40.87, 74.93, 37.99)

OKLCH

oklch(51.3%, 0.1915, 29.36)

HWB

hwb(3.6, 8.6%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#16b2bc

Analogous

#bc165f

#bc2016

#bc7316

Triadic

#bc2016

#16bc20

#2016bc

Split-complementary

#bc2016

#16bc73

#165fbc

Tetradic

#bc2016

#b2bc16

#16b2bc

#2016bc

Square

#bc2016

#5fbc16

#16b2bc

#7316bc

Shades

Color #bc2016 mixed toward black.

#9d1b12

#7d150f

#5e100b

#3f0b07

#1f0504

Tints

Color #bc2016 mixed toward white.

#e52b1f

#ea564c

#ef8079

#f5aaa6

#fad5d2

Tones

Color #bc2016 mixed toward gray.

#ae2c24

#a03832

#934540

#85514d

#775d5b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.36:1

White text reads better on this background (6.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#939219 · ΔE 48.6

Deuteranopia

#99a119 · ΔE 53.6

Tritanopia

#b81b1b · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 28

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc2016;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc2016]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#bc2016 (#bc2016) is rgb(188, 32, 22) in RGB.

No, #bc2016 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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