What color is #BC002C?

#BC002C is a dark, vivid red known as Nippon. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nippon?

The RGB value is 188, 0, 44: 188 red, 0 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Nippon?

The complementary color is #00BC90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC002C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nippon color: hex code #BC002C

#BC002C rgb(188, 0, 44)

Shades of red

Nippon has the hex code #BC002C. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 0% green and 17.3% blue (188, 0, 44).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 77% yellow and 26% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

Nippon (#BC002C) color codes

HEX	`#BC002C`
RGB	`rgb(188, 0, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 0%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 100%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 100%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 77%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.37, 64.54, 32.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.37, 72.35, 26.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.196, 10.877, 3.366)`
Decimal	`12320812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nippon, 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 #BC002C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BC002C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #BC002C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc002c; }
.text { color: #bc002c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc002c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 0 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc002c, #bc3200); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

See #BC002C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BC002C?: #BC002C is a dark, vivid red known as Nippon. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nippon?: The RGB value is 188, 0, 44: 188 red, 0 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nippon?: The complementary color is #00BC90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC002C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.