What color is #BC2026?

#BC2026 is a moderate red known as Red Carpet. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Red Carpet?

The RGB value is 188, 32, 38: 188 red, 32 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Red Carpet?

The complementary color is #20BCB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BC2026?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Red Carpet color: hex code #BC2026

#BC2026 rgb(188, 32, 38)

Shades of red

Red Carpet has the hex code #BC2026. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 12.5% green and 14.9% blue (188, 32, 38).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 71% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 80% yellow and 26% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

Red Carpet (#BC2026) color codes

HEX	`#BC2026`
RGB	`rgb(188, 32, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 12.5%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 71%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 83%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 80%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.01, 59.45, 37.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.01, 70.54, 32.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.608, 11.868, 2.986)`
Decimal	`12328998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Red Carpet, 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 #BC2026	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BC2026 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #BC2026 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc2026; }
.text { color: #bc2026; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc2026; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 32 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc2026, #bc6820); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BC2026 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BC2026?: #BC2026 is a moderate red known as Red Carpet. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Red Carpet?: The RGB value is 188, 32, 38: 188 red, 32 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Red Carpet?: The complementary color is #20BCB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC2026?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.