What color is #BC000E?

#BC000E is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Red Baron. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BC000E?

The RGB value is 188, 0, 14: 188 red, 0 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BC000E?

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

Is black or white text better on #BC000E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BC000E color

#BC000E rgb(188, 0, 14)

Shades of red

The hex color #BC000E is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 0% green and 5.5% blue (188, 0, 14).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 93% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Red Baron (#BB0011), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#BC000E color codes

HEX	`#BC000E`
RGB	`rgb(188, 0, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 0%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 100%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 100%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 93%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.12, 63.84, 48.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.12, 80.05, 37.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.821, 10.727, 1.39)`
Decimal	`12320782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BC000E, 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 #BC000E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#BC000E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #BC000E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bc000e; }
.text { color: #bc000e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bc000e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 0 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bc000e, #bc5000); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Firebrick.

Questions

What color is #BC000E?: #BC000E is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Red Baron. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BC000E?: The RGB value is 188, 0, 14: 188 red, 0 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BC000E?: The complementary color is #00BCAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BC000E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.