#BC230B Color

#BC230B is rgb(188, 35, 11) in RGB and hsl(8, 89%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is FireBrick. White text is most readable on this background.

#BC230B

HEX#BC230B

RGBrgb(188, 35, 11)

HSLhsl(8, 89%, 39%)

HSVhsv(8, 94%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(51.5% 0.191 31.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 94%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BC230B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.21:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BC230B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BC230B Complementary#0BA4BC Analogous#BC0B4C Analogous#BC7B0B Triadic#0BBC23 Triadic#230BBC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BC230B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E32A0D #F3462B #F56751 #F78D7D #FAAFA3 #FCD5CF

Shades

#A41E0A #8C1A08 #741507 #5C1105 #430C04 #2B0803

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