Close to Fire Engine Red
#BC021B
#BC021B is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Fire Engine Red. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 0.8% green, and 10.6% blue. Its hue is 352°, 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 #BC021B.
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.
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6.64:1 AABlack text on this color
3.16:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
6.64:1 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 #BC021B as they’d see it.
#BC021B 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 #BC021B
What color is #BC021B?
#BC021B is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Fire Engine Red. In RGB it’s made of 73.7% red, 0.8% green, and 10.6% blue. Its hue is 352°, with 98% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #BC021B in RGB?
#BC021B is rgb(188, 2, 27): 188 red, 2 green, and 27 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BC021B in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 99, 86, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BC021B?
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 #BC021B?
Its complement #10685A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.