Information about #BC3B14 color

#BC3B14 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BC3B14 falls into the Red Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 59, 20) — 73.7% red, 23.1% green, 7.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 51 / 66 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BC3B14 is a strongly colored earthy red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Terlingua Orange (#C13C0F). Slightly further away sit Rust (#B7410E) and Dark Pastel Red (#C23B22).

The recipe behind #BC3B14 is rgb(188, 59, 20), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC3B14 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BC3B14 color variations

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

#BC3B14 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 #BC3B14

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

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

Blaze color link
Blaze

#BE4123

Satin Orange color link
Satin Orange

#C64020

Sinopia color link
Sinopia

#CB410B

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Chinese Red color link
Chinese Red

#AA381E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BC3B14
  • RGB188, 59, 20
  • CMYK0, 51, 66, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 59, 20)
  • HSL14°, 81%, 41%
  • HSL Precise13.929°, 80.769%, 40.784%
  • HSV14°, 89%, 74%
  • HSB14°, 89%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.231, 0.078)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.231, 0.078, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.231, 0.078)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBC3B14
  • DECIMAL ID12335892
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01