Close to Mahogany
#BC3402
#BC3402 is a dark, vivid orange, close to the color Mahogany. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 20.4% green, and 0.8% blue. Its hue is 16°, with 98% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BC3402.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
5.78:1 AABlack text on this color
3.63:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
5.78:1 AAThis color as text on black
3.63:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BC3402 as they’d see it.
#BC3402 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BC3402
What color is #BC3402?
#BC3402 is a dark, vivid orange, close to the color Mahogany. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 20.4% green, and 0.8% blue. Its hue is 16°, with 98% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #BC3402 in RGB?
#BC3402 is rgb(188, 52, 2): 188 red, 52 green, and 2 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BC3402 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 72, 99, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BC3402?
PANTONE 173 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BC3402?
Its complement #106D94 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.