#bc2626

Color #bc2626

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 3.25 Nearest Tailwind class red-700 #c10007 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bc2626

RGB

rgb(188, 38, 38)

HSL

hsl(0, 66.4%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 79.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 79.8%, 79.8%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(41.57, 57.86, 38.54)

LCH

lch(41.57, 69.52, 33.67)

OKLCH

oklch(51.9%, 0.186, 26.68)

HWB

hwb(0, 14.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#26bcbc

Analogous

#bc2671

#bc2626

#bc7126

Triadic

#bc2626

#26bc26

#2626bc

Split-complementary

#bc2626

#26bc71

#2671bc

Tetradic

#bc2626

#bcbc26

#26bcbc

#2626bc

Square

#bc2626

#71bc26

#26bcbc

#7126bc

Shades

Color #bc2626 mixed toward black.

#9d2020

#7d1919

#5e1313

#3f0d0d

#1f0606

Tints

Color #bc2626 mixed toward white.

#d73a3a

#df6161

#e78989

#efb0b0

#f7d8d8

Tones

Color #bc2626 mixed toward gray.

#af3232

#a33f3f

#964b4b

#8a5858

#7d6464

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.44:1

White text reads better on this background (6.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#939226 · ΔE 48.9

Deuteranopia

#9aa126 · ΔE 53.8

Tritanopia

#b82626 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 27.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc2626;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc2626]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#bc2626 (#bc2626) is rgb(188, 38, 38) in RGB.

No, #bc2626 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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