Close to Lava
#BC0218
#BC0218 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Lava. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 0.8% green, and 9.4% blue. Its hue is 353°, 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 #BC0218.
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
6.65:1 AABlack text on this color
3.16:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
6.65:1 AAThis color as text on black
3.16:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BC0218 as they’d see it.
#BC0218 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 #BC0218
What color is #BC0218?
#BC0218 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Lava. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 0.8% green, and 9.4% blue. Its hue is 353°, with 98% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #BC0218 in RGB?
#BC0218 is rgb(188, 2, 24): 188 red, 2 green, and 24 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BC0218 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 99, 87, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BC0218?
PANTONE 1795 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BC0218?
Its complement #08685C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.