Palettes / Colors / #BC1A2D

#BC1A2D — Red

#BC1A2D is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

#BC1A2D 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 #1ABCAA; it also sits naturally between #BC1A7E and #BC581A. 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 10% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 86% · Yellow 76% · Key 26%

Previews

CSS code for #BC1A2D

.text { color: #BC1A2D; }
.background { background-color: #BC1A2D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC1A2D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 26, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(353, 76%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC1A2D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 26, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC1A2D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 26, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC1A2D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC1A2D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC1A2D

Tints of #BC1A2D

Tones of #BC1A2D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #1ABCAA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC1A2D: #FFFFFF.

How #BC1A2D 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 #BC1A2D or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BC1A2C  ·  #BC1A2E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC1A2D?

#BC1A2D is Red, a red color (RGB 188, 26, 45). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC1A2D?

#BC1A2D is RGB 188, 26, 45 — HSL 353°, 76%, 42% — CMYK 0%, 86%, 76%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC1A2D?

Its complement is #1ABCAA; analogous partners are #BC1A7E and #BC581A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC1A2D for text?

White text on #BC1A2D has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.32:1.