Palettes / Colors / #BC203F

#BC203F — Red

#BC203F is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

#BC203F 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 #20BC9C; it also sits naturally between #BC208D and #BC4F20. 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 13% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 83% · Yellow 66% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BC203F

.text { color: #BC203F; }
.background { background-color: #BC203F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BC203F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 32, 63); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(348, 71%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BC203F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 32, 63, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BC203F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 32, 63, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BC203F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BC203F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BC203F

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Tones of #BC203F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #20BC9C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BC203F: #FFFFFF.

How #BC203F 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 #BC203F 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

← #BC203E  ·  #BC2040 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BC203F?

#BC203F is Red, a red color (RGB 188, 32, 63). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BC203F?

#BC203F is RGB 188, 32, 63 — HSL 348°, 71%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 83%, 66%, 26%.

What colors go with #BC203F?

Its complement is #20BC9C; analogous partners are #BC208D and #BC4F20. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BC203F for text?

White text on #BC203F has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.42:1.