Information about #BC140B color

#BC140B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC140B falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 20, 11) — 73.7% red, 7.8% green, 4.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 66 / 69 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BC140B presents itself as a pure, full-strength earthy red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Tomato Sauce (#B21807). Slightly further away sit Chilli Pepper (#C11B17) and Sulurouge (#CC1410).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 20, 11) — 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, #BC140B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC140B color variations

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

#BC140B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC140B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#960F08

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#700B06

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#4B0704

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#250302

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Black

#000000

#BC140B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#B3251E

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#A93933

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#8F6664

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Grey

#808080

#BC140B 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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#BBA10A

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#BB0A48

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#BB0A8F

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#A10ABB

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#BC140B 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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#0BB3BC
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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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#0B5BBC
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#0BBC6C
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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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#BC0B5B
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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
#BC140B
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#0BBC14
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#140BBC
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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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#B3BC0B
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#0BB3BC
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#140BBC
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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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#5BBC0B
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#0BB3BC
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#6C0BBC
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Nearest named colors to #BC140B

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

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Chilli Pepper color link
Chilli Pepper

#C11B17

Sulurouge color link
Sulurouge

#CC1410

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

Mordant Red 19 color link
Mordant Red 19

#AE0C00

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Rojo Spanish Red color link
Rojo Spanish Red

#A91101

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

#BC140B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC140B
  • RGB188, 20, 11
  • CMYK0, 66, 69, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 20, 11)
  • HSL3°, 89%, 39%
  • HSL Precise3.051°, 88.945%, 39.02%
  • HSV3°, 94%, 74%
  • HSB3°, 94%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.078, 0.043)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.078, 0.043, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.078, 0.043)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.3%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBC140B
  • DECIMAL ID12325899
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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