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#BC0623 — Vivid Red

#BC0623 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 #BC0623 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.

#BC0623 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 #06BC9E; it also sits naturally between #BC067F and #BC4306. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BC0623 · RGB 188, 6, 35

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Color values

HEX#BC0623
RGB188, 6, 35
HSL350°, 94%, 38%
HSV350°, 97%, 74%
CMYK0%, 97%, 81%, 26%
XYZ21.11, 10.94, 2.59
Yxy10.94, 0.6093, 0.3159
CIE-Lab39.48, 63.63, 38.15
Hunter Lab33.08, 58.69, 17.36

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 2% · Blue 14%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 97% · Yellow 81% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BC0623 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BC0623 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BC0623

.text { color: #BC0623; }
.background { background-color: #BC0623; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC0623; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 6, 35); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(350, 94%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC0623; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 6, 35, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC0623; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 6, 35, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC0623">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC0623">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC0623

#AD0521#99051E#8B041B#770417#680314#590311#45020D#36020A#230107#140104

Tints of #BC0623

#DA072A#F70830#F82044#F93E5D#FA5C76#FB798F#FC97A8#FDB0BD#FDCED6#FEEBEE

Tones of #BC0623

#AF122D#A22036#952D3E#883A47#7B474F#6D5459

Color harmonies

Complementary — #06BC9E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.59:1 AA
Against black text3.19:1 AA large only

Best text color on #BC0623: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC0623

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BC0623: ·

How #BC0623 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #6D6C1CDeuteranopia · #78851ATritanopia · #B31615

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:

Tailwind red 600 · #DC2626Tailwind rose 600 · #E11D48Bootstrap danger · #DC3545

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BC0623 rather than the exact color:

Palette 384b70
#384B70 · #507687 · #FCFAEE · #B8001F
Palette Bf092f
#BF092F · #132440 · #16476A · #3B9797
Scarlet Ruby Marble
#C91121 · #F15A6F · #2BEDDC · #92EAEF
Tranquil Ember
#B20FA7 · #B9197D · #41081B · #BB1316
Dreamy Bloom
#3A1A95 · #B81FDA · #D7158D · #B3161F
Serene Ruby Lagoon
#C51820 · #963F17 · #936913 · #686A11

Similar colors

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

#B8001F#BF092F#C91121#BB1316#B3161F#C51820#BE1A1A#BF1A1A#B31312#C80036#C9182B#BD1D1A

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC0622  ·  #BC0624 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC0623?

#BC0623 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 188, 6, 35). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC0623?

#BC0623 is RGB 188, 6, 35 — HSL 350°, 94%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 97%, 81%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC0623?

Its complement is #06BC9E; analogous partners are #BC067F and #BC4306. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC0623 for text?

White text on #BC0623 has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.19:1.