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#BC030D

#bc030d ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc030d is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 1.18% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.4% magenta, 93.09% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 356.76°, with 96.86% saturation and 37.45% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.63.

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Relative luminance0.1079

Complementary

  1. #bc030d
  2. #03bcb2

Split complementary

  1. #bc030d
  2. #03bc56
  3. #0369bc

Analogous

  1. #bc0369
  2. #bc030d
  3. #bc5603

Triadic

  1. #bc030d
  2. #0dbc03
  3. #030dbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc030d
  2. #bcb203
  3. #03bcb2
  4. #030dbc

Square

  1. #bc030d
  2. #69bc03
  3. #03bcb2
  4. #5603bc

Monochromatic

  1. #250103
  2. #710208
  3. #bc030d
  4. #fb101d
  5. #fc5c64

Shades

#bc030d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc030d
  2. #a9030c
  3. #96020a
  4. #840209
  5. #710208
  6. #5e0207
  7. #4b0105
  8. #380104
  9. #260103
  10. #130001
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc030d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc030d
  2. #c31c25
  3. #c9353d
  4. #d04f56
  5. #d7686e
  6. #de8186
  7. #e49a9e
  8. #ebb3b6
  9. #f2cdcf
  10. #f8e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc030d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc030d
  2. #b61019
  3. #b01c24
  4. #aa2930
  5. #a4353b
  6. #9e4247
  7. #984e52
  8. #925b5e
  9. #8c6769
  10. #867475
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d4849 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e4507 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776900 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0000e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88350a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985201 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8000d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc030d {
  color: #bc030d;
}
Background
.bg-bc030d {
  background-color: #bc030d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc030d {
  border: 2px solid #bc030d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc030d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 3 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 97% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc030d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc030d, #bc5603);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc030d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 3 13 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.63 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.68 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.85 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.05 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.93 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.40 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.16 #43fcf2 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#bc030d  rgb(188, 3, 13)  hsl(357, 97%, 37%)  Cornell Red
#03bcb2  rgb(3, 188, 178)  hsl(177, 97%, 37%)  Tiffany Blue
#0dbc03  rgb(13, 188, 3)  hsl(117, 97%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#030dbc  rgb(3, 13, 188)  hsl(237, 97%, 37%)  Medium Blue