Information about #BC0B3F color

#BC0B3F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BC0B3F is classified in the Register under the Rose Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 11, 63) — 73.7% red, 4.3% green, 24.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 69 / 49 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A maximally vivid rose, #BC0B3F sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Norway Red (#BA0C2F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Knock Out (#C81641) and Pictorial Carmine (#C30B4E).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 11, 63) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.3:1. No one has named #BC0B3F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BC0B3F color variations

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#BC0B3F 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 #BC0B3F

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

Norway Red color link
Norway Red

#BA0C2F

Knock Out color link
Knock Out

#C81641

Purplish Red color link
Purplish Red

#B0054B

Bills Red color link
Bills Red

#C60C30

Rambutan color link
Rambutan

#C71232

Lipstick Red color link
Lipstick Red

#C0022F

Rouge color link
Rouge

#AB1239

Cool Red color link
Cool Red

#A80B44

Cardinal color link
Cardinal

#C41E3A

Red Tape color link
Red Tape

#B3002F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC0B3F
  • RGB188, 11, 63
  • CMYK0, 69, 49, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 11, 63)
  • HSL342°, 89%, 39%
  • HSL Precise342.373°, 88.945%, 39.02%
  • HSV342°, 94%, 74%
  • HSB342°, 94%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.247
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.043, 0.247)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.043, 0.247, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.043, 0.247)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB4.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.7%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBC0B3F
  • DECIMAL ID12323647
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01