Information about #BC383D color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BC383D presents itself as a confidently colored red — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dull Red (#BB3F3F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Red Sox Red (#BD3039) and Bliss (#B3393E).
In RGB terms — rgb(188, 56, 61) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BC383D background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#BC383D color variations
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#BC383D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BC383D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BC383D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BC383D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BC383D 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BC383D color
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Nearest named colors to #BC383D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BB3F3F
#BD3039
#B3393E
#C3423B
#C44240
#B03737
#BC3F4A
#C24641
#AD3539
#CA3435
#AE2F3E
#AF2E40
#BC383D color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BC383D
- RGB188, 56, 61
- CMYK0, 52, 50, 26
- CSSrgb(188, 56, 61)
- HSL358°, 54%, 48%
- HSL Precise357.727°, 54.098%, 47.843%
- HSV358°, 70%, 74%
- HSB358°, 70%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.220
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.239
- GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.220, 0.239)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.220, 0.239, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.220, 0.239)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB22%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB23.9%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDBC383D
- DECIMAL ID12335165
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
