Information about #BC4538 color

#BC4538 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC4538 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 69, 56) — 73.7% red, 27.1% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 47 / 52 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BC4538 reads as a pleasantly vivid warm red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bring It On (#C3423B). Slightly further away sit Dull Red (#BB3F3F) and Balloon (#C14D36).

The recipe behind #BC4538 is rgb(188, 69, 56), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.0:1. #BC4538 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BC4538 color variations

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

#BC4538 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BC4538 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BC4538 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC4538 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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#BC4538 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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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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#386DBC
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#38BC88
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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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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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#38BC46
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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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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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#38AFBC
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Nearest named colors to #BC4538

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

Bring It On color link
Bring It On

#C3423B

Dull Red color link
Dull Red

#BB3F3F

Balloon color link
Balloon

#C14D36

Mexican Wave color link
Mexican Wave

#B64A32

Cherry Red color link
Cherry Red

#C24641

Reddish color link
Reddish

#C44240

Flair color link
Flair

#B94B42

Medium Carmine color link
Medium Carmine

#AF4035

Forbidden color link
Forbidden

#B04640

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

Chestnut Red color link
Chestnut Red

#C34A2C

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

#BC4538 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC4538
  • RGB188, 69, 56
  • CMYK0, 47, 52, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 69, 56)
  • HSL6°, 54%, 48%
  • HSL Precise5.909°, 54.098%, 47.843%
  • HSV6°, 70%, 74%
  • HSB6°, 70%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.271, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.271, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.271, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC4538
  • DECIMAL ID12338488
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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