#bc2237

Color #bc2237

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 10.27 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bc2237

RGB

rgb(188, 34, 55)

HSL

hsl(351.8, 69.4%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(351.8, 81.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 81.9%, 70.7%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(41.4, 59.61, 28.34)

LCH

lch(41.4, 66, 25.43)

OKLCH

oklch(51.8%, 0.1872, 20.45)

HWB

hwb(351.8, 13.3%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#22bca7

Analogous

#bc2284

#bc2237

#bc5a22

Triadic

#bc2237

#37bc22

#2237bc

Split-complementary

#bc2237

#22bc5a

#2284bc

Tetradic

#bc2237

#bca722

#22bca7

#2237bc

Square

#bc2237

#84bc22

#22bca7

#5a22bc

Shades

Color #bc2237 mixed toward black.

#9d1c2e

#7d1725

#5e111b

#3f0b12

#1f0609

Tints

Color #bc2237 mixed toward white.

#da344a

#e25c6f

#e98593

#f0aeb7

#f8d6db

Tones

Color #bc2237 mixed toward gray.

#af2f40

#a23c4a

#954853

#89555c

#7c6266

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.42:1

White text reads better on this background (6.14:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#939233 · ΔE 51.1

Deuteranopia

#99a132 · ΔE 56.5

Tritanopia

#b82f2e · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 26.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc2237;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc2237]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#bc2237 (#bc2237) is rgb(188, 34, 55) in RGB.

No, #bc2237 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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