Palettes / Colors / #BC0202

#BC0202 — Vivid Red

#BC0202 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

#BC0202 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #02BBBB; it also sits naturally between #BB025E and #BB5E02. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 1% · Blue 1%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 99% · Key 26%

Previews

CSS code for #BC0202

.text { color: #BC0202; }
.background { background-color: #BC0202; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC0202; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 2, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 98%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC0202; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 2, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC0202; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 2, 2, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC0202">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC0202">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC0202

Tints of #BC0202

Tones of #BC0202

Color harmonies

Complementary — #02BBBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC0202: #FFFFFF.

How #BC0202 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #BC0202

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC0201  ·  #BC0203 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC0202?

#BC0202 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 188, 2, 2). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC0202?

#BC0202 is RGB 188, 2, 2 — HSL 0°, 98%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 99%, 99%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC0202?

Its complement is #02BBBB; analogous partners are #BB025E and #BB5E02. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC0202 for text?

White text on #BC0202 has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.15:1.