Palettes / Colors / #BC061B

#BC061B — Vivid Red

#BC061B is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: firebrick (#B22222) — not an exact match. CSS firebrick gives you #B22222, a different color; use #BC061B when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BC061B 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 #06BCA7; it also sits naturally between #BC0676 and #BC4C06. 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 2% · Blue 11%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 97% · Yellow 86% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BC061B

.text { color: #BC061B; }
.background { background-color: #BC061B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC061B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 6, 27); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 94%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC061B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 6, 27, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC061B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 6, 27, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC061B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC061B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #06BCA7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC061B: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC061B

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BC061B 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC061B rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC061A  ·  #BC061C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC061B?

#BC061B is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 188, 6, 27). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC061B?

#BC061B is RGB 188, 6, 27 — HSL 353°, 94%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 97%, 86%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC061B?

Its complement is #06BCA7; analogous partners are #BC0676 and #BC4C06. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC061B for text?

White text on #BC061B has a contrast ratio of 6.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.18:1.