Akai Red — #BC012E

#BC012E, primarily known as Akai Red, is composed of 74% red, 0% green, and 18% blue in RGB. In CMYK it is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 76% yellow, 26% black. In HSL the hue angle is 346°, saturation 99%, and lightness 37%. The closest web-safe color is #CC0033.

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Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#BC012E
RGB	rgb(188, 1, 46)
HSL	hsl(345.6, 98.9%, 37.1%)
HSV	hsv(345.6, 99.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 99.5%, 75.5%, 26.3%)
OKLCH	oklch(50.32% 0.2018 20.46)
HWB	hwb(345.6 0.4% 26.3%)
LAB	lab(40.2% 64.78 33.3)
LCH	lch(40.2% 72.8 27.2)
OKLAB	oklab(50.32% 0.1891 0.0705)
XYZ	X 21.25 Y 10.91 Z 3.57
Web Safe	#CC0033
RGB Percent	73.7%, 0.4%, 18%
Decimal	12321070

Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#BC012E
RGB	rgb(188, 1, 46)
HSL	hsl(345.6, 98.9%, 37.1%)
HSV	hsv(345.6, 99.5%, 73.7%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 99.5%, 75.5%, 26.3%)
OKLCH	oklch(50.32% 0.2018 20.46)
HWB	hwb(345.6 0.4% 26.3%)

Format	Value	Copy
LAB	lab(40.2% 64.78 33.3)
LCH	lch(40.2% 72.8 27.2)
OKLAB	oklab(50.32% 0.1891 0.0705)
XYZ	X 21.25 Y 10.91 Z 3.57
Web Safe	#CC0033
RGB Percent	73.7%, 0.4%, 18%
Decimal	12321070

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#BB012D · ΔE 0.46

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#BC002D · ΔE 0.57

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Protanopia

70% similar

1.3% of men, 0.02% of women

Deuteranopia

71% similar

6% of men, 0.4% of women

Tritanopia

94% similar

0.001% of population

Achromatopsia

68% similar

0.003% of population

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