#BC252D Hex Color

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Color Name

Safety Red*

Hex Color Code

#BC252D

RGB Color Code

RGB(188, 37, 45)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 80.3%, 76.1%, 26.3%

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#BC252D hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is BC252D?

The RGB color code for color number #BC252D is RGB(188, 37, 45). In the RGB color model, #BC252D has a red value of 188, a green value of 37, and a blue value of 45. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 80.3% magenta, 76.1% yellow, and 26.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 356.8° (degrees), 67.1 % saturation, and 44.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #BC252D has a hue of 356.8° (degrees), 80.3 % saturation and 73.7 % brightness/value.

Color BC252D is cool or warm?

Color BC252D is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #BC252D? (For interior and product design)

BC252D has an LRV of nearly 12.2. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#BC252D

LRV 12.2

Light Color

Compare LRV 12.2 of #BC252D with dark and light color

Is #BC252D Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color BC252D meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #BC252D color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #BC252D

Hex triplet: #BC252D
Red: BC
Green: 25
Blue: 2D

RGBA / RGB rgb(188, 37, 45)

Red: 188 (73.7%)
Green: 37 (14.5%)
Blue: 45 (17.6%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 80.32%
Yellow: 76.06%
Key: 26.27%

HSL hsl(356.82deg, 67.1 %, 44.1 %)

Hue: 356.82°
Saturation: 67.11 %
Lightness: 44.12 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 356.82°
Saturation: 80.32 %
Brightness / Value: 73.73 %

RYB ryb(188, 78, 75)

Red: 188 (73.8%)
Yellow: 78 (30.5%)
Blue: 75 (29.3%)

HWB

Hue: 356.82°
Whiteness: 14.51 %
Blackness: 26.27 %

CMY

Cyan: 26.27%
Magenta: 85.49%
Yellow: 82.35%

XYZ

X: 21.87
Y: 12.2
Z: 3.69

YXY

Y1: 12.2
X: 0.58
Y2: 0.32

CIE-Lab

L: 41.54
A: 58.4
B: 34.51

CIE-Lch

L: 41.54
C: 67.83
H: 30.58

CIE-Luv

L: 41.54
U: 111.92
V: 21.7

Hunter-Lab

L: 34.93
A: 50.63
B: 18.2

Other

LRV: ~ 12.2 %
Munsell Color System: 6.7R 4.0/13.3

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #BC252D

These are the named colors closest to hex BC252D, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#BD2024 Color Safety Red

97.90% match | ΔE 2.10

#B22222 Color Fire Brick

96.91% match | ΔE 3.09

#CE2029 Color Fire Engine Red

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

#C40233 Color Red (NCS)

96.10% match | ΔE 3.90

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to BC252D.

#BC2732 Color PANTONE 18-1655 TCX - Mars Red

98.73% match | ΔE 1.27

#B4272B Color PANTONE 18-1551 TCX - Aura Orange

98.46% match | ΔE 1.54

#BD162C Color PANTONE 19-1763 TCX - Racing Red

98.34% match | ΔE 1.66

#B91428 Color PANTONE 18-1659 TCX - Goji Berry

98.03% match | ΔE 1.97

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to BC252D.

#B7312C Color PANTONE 7620 C

97.75% match | ΔE 2.25

#C8102E Color PANTONE 186 C

97.62% match | ΔE 2.38

#AF272F Color PANTONE 1805 C

97.23% match | ΔE 2.77

#BA0020 Color PANTONE 3517 C

97.02% match | ΔE 2.98

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to BC252D.

#AC2C32 Color RAL 030 40 60 - Emperor Cherry Red

96.64% match | ΔE 3.36

#A33737 Color RAL 030 40 50 - Hibiscus Red

94.85% match | ΔE 5.15

#CB4543 Color RAL 030 50 60 - Holland Red

92.98% match | ΔE 7.02

#A5311A Color RAL 040 40 60 - Copper Red

92.51% match | ΔE 7.49

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to BC252D.

#A63437 Color RAL 3031 - Orient Red

95.27% match | ΔE 4.73

#A72920 Color RAL 3000 - Flame Red

94.91% match | ΔE 5.09

#A53A2D Color RAL 3033 - Pearl Pink

94.72% match | ΔE 5.28

#CC2C24 Color RAL 3028 - Pure Red

94.56% match | ΔE 5.44

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to BC252D.

#BB0000 Color BS 04-E-56 - Carnival Red

92.14% match | ΔE 7.86

Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag

#B92B27 Color Quora Red

97.60% match | ΔE 2.40

#C9002B Color Pepsi Red

97.42% match | ΔE 2.58

#AE2029 Color Upsdell Red

96.92% match | ΔE 3.08

#C91F37 Color Foreign Crimson

96.52% match | ΔE 3.48

Paint color for Hex #BC252D

These are the real paint colors closest to hex BC252D from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from BC252D once it is on a wall.

Sherwin Williams

Hex color BC252D similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #BC252D to Sherwin Williams

#BF2D32 Color Real Red (SW 6868)

98.57% match | ΔE 1.43

#AD2C34 Color Positive Red (SW 6871)

96.46% match | ΔE 3.54

#C33A36 Color Stop (SW 6869)

96.05% match | ΔE 3.95

#A43834 Color Tanager (SW 6601)

95.28% match | ΔE 4.72

Benjamin Moore

Hex color BC252D similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #BC252D to Benjamin Moore

#B82D33 Color Neon Red (2087-10)

98.56% match | ΔE 1.44

#B5332C Color Million Dollar Red (2003-10)

97.32% match | ΔE 2.68

#B32735 Color Exotic Red (2086-10)

96.70% match | ΔE 3.30

#C92E2E Color Red (2000-10)

96.36% match | ΔE 3.64

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color BC252D similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #BC252D to Dunn-Edwards

#BC3033 Color Hot Jazz (DEA 107)

98.49% match | ΔE 1.51

#B33234 Color Red Contrast (DEA 106)

97.84% match | ΔE 2.16

#AC3235 Color Red Ink (DEA 151)

96.58% match | ΔE 3.42

#B73D3F Color Cherry Bomb (DEA 105)

95.89% match | ΔE 4.11

Valspar

Hex color BC252D similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #BC252D to Valspar

#B0212A Color Classic Red (1009-2)

97.36% match | ΔE 2.64

#BF3934 Color Oh So Red (1009-1)

96.64% match | ΔE 3.36

#C23730 Color Scarlet Tanager (M212)

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

#AB3037 Color Planet Fever (V006-3)

95.86% match | ΔE 4.14

Behr

Hex color BC252D similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #BC252D to Behr

#BE3C37 Color Flirt Alert (P150-7)

96.30% match | ΔE 3.70

#B6453E Color Stiletto Love (P160-7)

94.92% match | ΔE 5.08

#C93F38 Color 100 Mph (P170-7)

94.27% match | ΔE 5.73

#A04039 Color Fire Cracker (PPU2-16)

93.86% match | ΔE 6.14

PPG Paints

Hex color BC252D similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #BC252D to PPG Paints

#AC3A3E Color Red Gumball (PPG1187-7)

95.19% match | ΔE 4.81

#AA423A Color Rum Punch (PPG1190-7)

94.93% match | ΔE 5.07

#B44940 Color Teaberry Blossom (PPG1189-7)

94.04% match | ΔE 5.96

#A0403E Color Burning Bush (PPG1057-7)

93.46% match | ΔE 6.54

Farrow & Ball

Hex color BC252D similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #BC252D to Farrow & Ball

#BA4845 Color Romesco (CB4)

93.92% match | ΔE 6.08

#AE5042 Color Harissa (9916)

92.10% match | ΔE 7.90

#B0504B Color Blazer (212)

92.04% match | ΔE 7.96

#9C4547 Color Incarnadine (248)

91.25% match | ΔE 8.75

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#BC252D color palettes and scheme combination

3C0C0E

671419

911D23

BC252D

D93B44

E1666D

E99195

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

B425BC

BC2579

BC252D

BC6825

BCB425

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

BC252D

2DBC25

252DBC

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

BC252D

79BC25

25BCB4

6825BC

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

BC252D

C23A42

C95057

D0666C

D67C81

DD9296

E4A7AB

EABDC0

F1D3D5

F8E9EA

FFFFFF

Safety Red* - #BC252D Tints

BC252D

A92128

961D24

83191F

70161B

5E1216

4B0E11

380B0D

250709

120304

000000

Safety Red* - #BC252D Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#BC252D

Safety Red*

#25BCB4

Light Sea Green*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #BC252D?

Color that best contrast with #BC252D is #25BCB4, color name is Light Sea Green*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.