#BC3934 Hex Color

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#bc3934 is a hex color. It can be described as saturated, strong, lush, ablaze, beaming, bold, brilliant, flamboyant, vibrant, vivid, loud, fairly saturated, warm, mellow, red, reddish, brick red and terracotta. It is a shade of red, brick red. The hex code is #bc3934.

Questions about #bc3934

What is #bc3934 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #bc3934 is rgb(188, 57, 52), in HSL hsl(2, 57%, 47%) and in CMYK 0%, 70%, 72%, 26%.
Is #bc3934 readable on white or black?
#bc3934 has a 5.56:1 contrast ratio on white and 3.77:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold). Try other pairs in the contrast checker.