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#BC112E

#bc112e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc112e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 6.67% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.96% magenta, 75.53% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 349.82°, with 83.41% saturation and 40.2% 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 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.03.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1129

Complementary

  1. #bc112e
  2. #11bc9f

Split complementary

  1. #bc112e
  2. #11bc49
  3. #1184bc

Analogous

  1. #bc1184
  2. #bc112e
  3. #bc4911

Triadic

  1. #bc112e
  2. #2ebc11
  3. #112ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc112e
  2. #bc9f11
  3. #11bc9f
  4. #112ebc

Square

  1. #bc112e
  2. #84bc11
  3. #11bc9f
  4. #4911bc

Monochromatic

  1. #30040c
  2. #760b1d
  3. #bc112e
  4. #ec2d4e
  5. #f27489

Shades

#bc112e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc112e
  2. #a90f29
  3. #960e25
  4. #840c20
  5. #710a1c
  6. #5e0917
  7. #4b0712
  8. #38050e
  9. #260309
  10. #130205
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc112e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc112e
  2. #c32943
  3. #c94158
  4. #d0586d
  5. #d77082
  6. #de8897
  7. #e4a0ab
  8. #ebb8c0
  9. #f2cfd5
  10. #f8e7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc112e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc112e
  2. #b61c36
  3. #b0273e
  4. #aa3247
  5. #a43d4f
  6. #9e4957
  7. #98545f
  8. #925f67
  9. #8c6a70
  10. #867578
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e4b4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e482d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776b28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88392e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97552a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c80026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc112e {
  color: #bc112e;
}
Background
.bg-bc112e {
  background-color: #bc112e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc112e {
  border: 2px solid #bc112e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc112e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 17 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc112e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc112e, #bc4911);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc112e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 17 46 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.03 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.55 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.68 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.68 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.60 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.71 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.25 #43eed1 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bc112e  rgb(188, 17, 46)  hsl(350, 83%, 40%)  Cardinal
#11bc9f  rgb(17, 188, 159)  hsl(170, 83%, 40%)  Mint
#2ebc11  rgb(46, 188, 17)  hsl(110, 83%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#112ebc  rgb(17, 46, 188)  hsl(230, 83%, 40%)  Persian Blue