Information about #BC1809 color

#BC1809 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BC1809 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 24, 9) — 73.7% red, 9.4% green, 3.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 64 / 70 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength earthy red, #BC1809 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Legio (#C3130A). Slightly further away sit Tomato Sauce (#B21807) and Chilli Pepper (#C11B17).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 24, 9) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC1809 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC1809 color variations

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

#BC1809 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#F32411

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#F65A4C

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#F99188

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#FCC8C3

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White

#FFFFFF

#BC1809 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BC1809

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#971307

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#710E05

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#4B0903

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#250401

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Black

#000000

#BC1809 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BC1809

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#B5291C

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#AB3C32

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#9E5149

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#906763

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Grey

#808080

#BC1809 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#8ABD08

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#BDA808

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#BD6008

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#BC1809

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#BD0842

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#BD088A

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#A808BD

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#BC1809 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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#09AFBE
#09AFBE

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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
#BC1809
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#0954BE
#0954BE

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#09BE73
#09BE73

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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
#BE7309
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#BC1809
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#BE0954
#BE0954

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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
#BC1809
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#09BE18
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#1809BE
#1809BE

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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
#BC1809
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#AFBE09
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#09AFBE
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#1809BE
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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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#54BE09
#54BE09

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#09AFBE
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#7309BE
#7309BE

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Nearest named colors to #BC1809

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

Legio color link
Legio

#C3130A

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

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Mordant Red 19 color link
Mordant Red 19

#AE0C00

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

Rojo Spanish Red color link
Rojo Spanish Red

#A91101

Red Thread color link
Red Thread

#A81900

#BC1809 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC1809
  • RGB188, 24, 9
  • CMYK0, 64, 70, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 24, 9)
  • HSL5°, 91%, 39%
  • HSL Precise5.028°, 90.863%, 38.627%
  • HSV5°, 95%, 74%
  • HSB5°, 95%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.035
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.094, 0.035)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.094, 0.035, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.094, 0.035)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBC1809
  • DECIMAL ID12326921
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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