#bc3229

Color #bc3229

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 4.3 Nearest Tailwind class red-700 #c10007 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bc3229

RGB

rgb(188, 50, 41)

HSL

hsl(3.7, 64.2%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.7, 78.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 78.2%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(42.97, 54.13, 38.32)

LCH

lch(42.97, 66.32, 35.3)

OKLCH

oklch(52.9%, 0.1763, 28.43)

HWB

hwb(3.7, 16.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#29b3bc

Analogous

#bc2969

#bc3229

#bc7c29

Triadic

#bc3229

#29bc32

#3229bc

Split-complementary

#bc3229

#29bc7c

#2969bc

Tetradic

#bc3229

#b3bc29

#29b3bc

#3229bc

Square

#bc3229

#69bc29

#29b3bc

#7c29bc

Shades

Color #bc3229 mixed toward black.

#9d2a22

#7d211b

#5e1914

#3f110e

#1f0807

Tints

Color #bc3229 mixed toward white.

#d5483f

#dd6d65

#e6918c

#eeb6b2

#f7dad9

Tones

Color #bc3229 mixed toward gray.

#b03d35

#a34841

#97524e

#8b5d5a

#7f6866

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.63:1

White text reads better on this background (5.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#95942b · ΔE 47

Deuteranopia

#9ba22c · ΔE 51.6

Tritanopia

#b82d2e · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 26.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bc3229;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc3229]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#bc3229 (#bc3229) is rgb(188, 50, 41) in RGB.

No, #bc3229 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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