What color is #BC012E?

#BC012E is a dark, vivid red known as Akai Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Akai Red?

The RGB value is 188, 1, 46: 188 red, 1 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Akai Red?

The complementary color is #01BC8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC012E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Akai Red color: hex code #BC012E

#BC012E rgb(188, 1, 46)

Shades of red

Akai Red has the hex code #BC012E. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 0.4% green and 18% blue (188, 1, 46).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 99% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 76% yellow and 26% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

Akai Red (#BC012E) color codes

HEX	`#BC012E`
RGB	`rgb(188, 1, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 0.4%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 99%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 99%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 99%, 76%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.44, 64.5, 31.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.44, 71.8, 26.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.246, 10.914, 3.572)`
Decimal	`12321070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Akai Red, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BC012E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BC012E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BC012E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc012e; }
.text { color: #bc012e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc012e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 1 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc012e, #bc3201); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

See #BC012E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BC012E?: #BC012E is a dark, vivid red known as Akai Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Akai Red?: The RGB value is 188, 1, 46: 188 red, 1 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Akai Red?: The complementary color is #01BC8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC012E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.