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#BC3E49 closest to Dragon’s Blood

#BC3E49 is a medium, vivid red; the closest named color is Dragon’s Blood. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 24.3% green and 28.6% blue (rgb(188, 62, 73)). Its HSL value is 355° hue, 50% saturation and 49% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 61% yellow and 26% black. #BC3E49 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.35:1.

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Variations of #BC3E49

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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#BC3E49 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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#BC3E49 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BC3E49 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 68% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7F7546
  • Protanopia 65% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5F5A49
  • Protanomaly 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #815747
  • Deuteranopia 68% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7F7546
  • Deuteranomaly 78% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #946546
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CE2143
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C43446
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6B6B6B
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #856264

#BC3E49 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.35:1 Good#BC3E49 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.92:1 Poor#BC3E49 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#BC3E49 in CSS

/* Dragon’s Blood */
.color { color: #BC3E49; }
.background { background-color: #BC3E49; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BC3E49; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 62 73);
color: hsl(355 50% 49%);
color: oklch(0.547 0.161 19.3);

#BC3E49 FAQ

What color is #BC3E49?

#BC3E49 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Dragon’s Blood. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BC3E49?

#BC3E49 is rgb(188, 62, 73) in RGB, hsl(355, 50%, 49%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 67%, 61%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BC3E49?

The complementary color of #BC3E49 is #3EBCB1, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BC3E49?

White text has the best contrast on #BC3E49: 5.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BC3E49 a warm or cool color?

#BC3E49 is a warm color.