Palettes / Colors / #BC152D

#BC152D — Vivid Red

#BC152D 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 #BC152D 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.

#BC152D 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 #15BCA3; it also sits naturally between #BC1582 and #BC4F15. 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 8% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 89% · Yellow 76% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC152D

.text { color: #BC152D; }
.background { background-color: #BC152D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC152D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 21, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(351, 80%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC152D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 21, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC152D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 21, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC152D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC152D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC152D

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #15BCA3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC152D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BC152D

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 #BC152D 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 #BC152D 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

← #BC152C  ·  #BC152E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC152D?

#BC152D is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 188, 21, 45). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC152D?

#BC152D is RGB 188, 21, 45 — HSL 351°, 80%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 89%, 76%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC152D?

Its complement is #15BCA3; analogous partners are #BC1582 and #BC4F15. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC152D for text?

White text on #BC152D has a contrast ratio of 6.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.28:1.