Information about #BC4C36 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#BC4C36 presents itself as a clearly saturated earthy red — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Balloon (#C14D36). Slightly further away sit Mexican Wave (#B64A32) and Redbud (#B85439).
The recipe behind #BC4C36 is rgb(188, 76, 54), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BC4C36 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#BC4C36 color variations
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#BC4C36 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BC4C36 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BC4C36 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BC4C36 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BC4C36 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BC4C36 color
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Nearest named colors to #BC4C36
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C14D36
#B64A32
#B85439
#BE523F
#C34A2C
#B94B42
#B14A30
#C3423B
#C24641
#BE4D27
#BB3F3F
#C44240
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BC4C36
- RGB188, 76, 54
- CMYK0, 44, 53, 26
- CSSrgb(188, 76, 54)
- HSL10°, 55%, 47%
- HSL Precise9.851°, 55.372%, 47.451%
- HSV10°, 71%, 74%
- HSB10°, 71%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.298
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.212
- GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.298, 0.212)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.298, 0.212, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.298, 0.212)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB29.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB21.2%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDBC4C36
- DECIMAL ID12340278
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
