Information about #BC0C41 color

#BC0C41 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC0C41 falls into the Rose Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 12, 65) — 73.7% red, 4.7% green, 25.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 94 / 65 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BC0C41 is a maximally vivid romantic rose that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Peninsula Magazine (#AF0C47). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E) and Knock Out (#C81641).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 12, 65) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #BC0C41: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC0C41 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC0C41 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BC0C41 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BC0C41

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Knock Out color link
Knock Out

#C81641

Purplish Red color link
Purplish Red

#B0054B

Norway Red color link
Norway Red

#BA0C2F

Rambutan color link
Rambutan

#C71232

Rouge color link
Rouge

#AB1239

Bills Red color link
Bills Red

#C60C30

Cool Red color link
Cool Red

#A80B44

Cardinal color link
Cardinal

#C41E3A

Lipstick Red color link
Lipstick Red

#C0022F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC0C41
  • RGB188, 12, 65
  • CMYK0, 94, 65, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 12, 65)
  • HSL342°, 88%, 39%
  • HSL Precise341.932°, 88%, 39.216%
  • HSV342°, 94%, 74%
  • HSB342°, 94%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.047, 0.255)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.047, 0.255, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.047, 0.255)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB4.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.5%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBC0C41
  • DECIMAL ID12323905
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01