Information about #BC1509 color

#BC1509 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC1509 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 21, 9) — 73.7% red, 8.2% green, 3.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 65 / 70 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BC1509 presents itself as a pure, full-strength warm red — one 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 a near neighbor of Tomato Sauce (#B21807). Slightly further away sit Chilli Pepper (#C11B17) and Sulurouge (#CC1410).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(188, 21, 9)), which gives #BC1509 its character. 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, #BC1509 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC1509 color variations

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

#BC1509 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#F6584C

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#FCC7C3

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White

#FFFFFF

#BC1509 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#971007

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#710C05

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#4B0803

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Black

#000000

#BC1509 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#B5261C

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#AB3A32

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#9E4F49

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#906663

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Grey

#808080

#BC1509 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#8DBD08

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#BDA508

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#BD5D08

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#BD0845

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#BD088D

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#A508BD

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#BC1509 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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#09B2BE
#09B2BE

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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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#0957BE
#0957BE

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#09BE70
#09BE70

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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
#BE7009
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#BE0957
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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
#BC1509
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#09BE15
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#1509BE
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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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#B2BE09
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#09B2BE
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#1509BE
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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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#57BE09
#57BE09

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#09B2BE
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#7009BE
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Nearest named colors to #BC1509

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

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

Mordant Red 19 color link
Mordant Red 19

#AE0C00

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Rojo Spanish Red color link
Rojo Spanish Red

#A91101

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Strong Scarlet color link
Strong Scarlet

#A81500

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

#BC1509 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC1509
  • RGB188, 21, 9
  • CMYK0, 65, 70, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 21, 9)
  • HSL4°, 91%, 39%
  • HSL Precise4.022°, 90.863%, 38.627%
  • HSV4°, 95%, 74%
  • HSB4°, 95%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.035
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.082, 0.035)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.082, 0.035, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.082, 0.035)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBC1509
  • DECIMAL ID12326153
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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