Information about #BC0E0A color

#BC0E0A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC0E0A falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 14, 10) — 73.7% red, 5.5% green, 3.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 68 / 70 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BC0E0A is a pure, full-strength earthy red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Goomba (#BC0500). Slightly further away sit Tomato Sauce (#B21807) and UE Red (#BA0001).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 14, 10) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #BC0E0A: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BC0E0A color variations

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

#BC0E0A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC0E0A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC0E0A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC0E0A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BC0E0A 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#60BD0A
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#660ABD
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Nearest named colors to #BC0E0A

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

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

UE Red color link
UE Red

#BA0001

Mordant Red 19 color link
Mordant Red 19

#AE0C00

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Sulurouge color link
Sulurouge

#CC1410

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Chilli Pepper color link
Chilli Pepper

#C11B17

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Verizon Red color link
Verizon Red

#CD040B

Rojo Spanish Red color link
Rojo Spanish Red

#A91101

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

#BC0E0A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC0E0A
  • RGB188, 14, 10
  • CMYK0, 68, 70, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 14, 10)
  • HSL1°, 90%, 39%
  • HSL Precise1.348°, 89.899%, 38.824%
  • HSV1°, 95%, 74%
  • HSB1°, 95%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.039
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.055, 0.039)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.055, 0.039, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.055, 0.039)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB5.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBC0E0A
  • DECIMAL ID12324362
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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