Information about #BC6252 color

#BC6252 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC6252 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 98, 82) — 73.7% red, 38.4% green, 32.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 35 / 42 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BC6252 reads as a confidently colored earthy red and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Earth Red (#BF5B53). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Electric Brown (#B56257) and Clay (#B66A50).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 98, 82) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BC6252: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC6252 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC6252 color variations

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

#BC6252 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#D6A097

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White

#FFFFFF

#BC6252 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#74382D

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Black

#000000

#BC6252 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BC6252 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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#BB526C

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#BB5296

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#BC6252 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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#52ACBC
#52ACBC

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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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#5277BC
#5277BC

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#52BC97
#52BC97

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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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#BC5277
#BC5277

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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
#BC6252
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#52BC62
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#6252BC
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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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#ACBC52
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#6252BC
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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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#77BC52
#77BC52

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#52ACBC
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#9752BC
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Nearest named colors to #BC6252

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

Earth Red color link
Earth Red

#BF5B53

Electric Brown color link
Electric Brown

#B56257

Clay color link
Clay

#B66A50

Sunglo color link
Sunglo

#C76155

Long Spring color link
Long Spring

#B95754

Flame Pea color link
Flame Pea

#BE5C48

Apricot Brandy color link
Apricot Brandy

#C26A5A

Sunburnt Salmon color link
Sunburnt Salmon

#BF6C4A

Adobe color link
Adobe

#BD6C48

Pastel Blood color link
Pastel Blood

#BD5F60

Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown color link
Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown

#C45655

Santa Fe color link
Santa Fe

#B16D52

#BC6252 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC6252
  • RGB188, 98, 82
  • CMYK0, 35, 42, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 98, 82)
  • HSL9°, 44%, 53%
  • HSL Precise9.057°, 44.167%, 52.941%
  • HSV9°, 56%, 74%
  • HSB9°, 56%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.384, 0.322)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.384, 0.322, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.384, 0.322)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC6252
  • DECIMAL ID12345938
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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