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#BC002D Hinomaru Red

#BC002D is a medium, vivid red named Hinomaru Red. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 0.0% green and 17.6% blue (rgb(188, 0, 45)). Its HSL value is 346° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 76% yellow and 26% black. #BC002D is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.61:1.

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Variations of #BC002D

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BC002D color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BC002D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC002D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 59% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #756926
  • Protanopia 55% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4B452C
  • Protanomaly 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #79412A
  • Deuteranopia 59% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #756926
  • Deuteranomaly 72% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8E5627
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CF001A
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C40025
  • Achromatopsia 59% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5D5D5D
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7E5154

#BC002D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.61:1 Good#BC002D text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.18:1 Poor#BC002D text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#BC002D in CSS

/* Hinomaru Red */
.color { color: #BC002D; }
.background { background-color: #BC002D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC002D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 0 45);
color: hsl(346 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.503 0.202 20.7);

#BC002D FAQ

What color is #BC002D?

#BC002D is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Hinomaru Red. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BC002D?

#BC002D is rgb(188, 0, 45) in RGB, hsl(346, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 76%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC002D?

The complementary color of #BC002D is #00BC8F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC002D?

White text has the best contrast on #BC002D: 6.61:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC002D a warm or cool color?

#BC002D is a warm color.