Information about #BC060F color

#BC060F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC060F falls into the Red Color FamilyFull Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 6, 15) — 73.7% red, 2.4% green, 5.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 71 / 68 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BC060F presents itself as a maximally vivid earthy red — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Venetian Red (#C80815). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Goomba (#BC0500) and UE Red (#BA0001).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 6, 15) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #BC060F: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC060F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC060F color variations

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

#BC060F 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BC060F

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

Venetian Red color link
Venetian Red

#C80815

Goomba color link
Goomba

#BC0500

UE Red color link
UE Red

#BA0001

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Verizon Red color link
Verizon Red

#CD040B

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Monza color link
Monza

#C7031E

Angels Red color link
Angels Red

#BA0021

Poppy color link
Poppy

#AC0019

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC060F
  • RGB188, 6, 15
  • CMYK0, 71, 68, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 6, 15)
  • HSL357°, 94%, 38%
  • HSL Precise357.033°, 93.814%, 38.039%
  • HSV357°, 97%, 74%
  • HSB357°, 97%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.024
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.059
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.024, 0.059)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.024, 0.059, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.024, 0.059)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB2.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBC060F
  • DECIMAL ID12322319
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers33 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01