Information about #BC0F1A color

#BC0F1A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC0F1A falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 15, 26) — 73.7% red, 5.9% green, 10.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 68 / 64 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BC0F1A is a pure, full-strength earthy red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Murdoc Red (#BC161C). Slightly further away sit Youtube Red (#B2071D) and Chilli Pepper (#C11B17).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 15, 26) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC0F1A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC0F1A color variations

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

#BC0F1A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC0F1A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#960C15

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#4B060A

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#250305

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Black

#000000

#BC0F1A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC0F1A 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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#BC0F1A 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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#0FBDB1
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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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#BD0F72
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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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#1BBD0F
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#0F1BBD
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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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#BDB10F
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#0FBDB1
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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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#72BD0F
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#0FBDB1
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#5A0FBD
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Nearest named colors to #BC0F1A

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

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Chilli Pepper color link
Chilli Pepper

#C11B17

Cadmium Purple color link
Cadmium Purple

#B60C26

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Red Pepper color link
Red Pepper

#BB112A

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Angels Red color link
Angels Red

#BA0021

Monza color link
Monza

#C7031E

Cincinnati Red color link
Cincinnati Red

#C6011F

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

#BC0F1A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC0F1A
  • RGB188, 15, 26
  • CMYK0, 68, 64, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 15, 26)
  • HSL356°, 85%, 40%
  • HSL Precise356.185°, 85.222%, 39.804%
  • HSV356°, 92%, 74%
  • HSB356°, 92%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.059
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.059, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.059, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.059, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB5.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBC0F1A
  • DECIMAL ID12324634
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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