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#BC2425

#bc2425 ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc2425 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 14.12% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.85% magenta, 80.32% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 359.61°, with 67.86% saturation and 43.92% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 2.1.

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Relative luminance0.1209

Complementary

  1. #bc2425
  2. #24bcbb

Split complementary

  1. #bc2425
  2. #24bc6f
  3. #2471bc

Analogous

  1. #bc2471
  2. #bc2425
  3. #bc6f24

Triadic

  1. #bc2425
  2. #25bc24
  3. #2425bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc2425
  2. #bcbb24
  3. #24bcbb
  4. #2425bc

Square

  1. #bc2425
  2. #71bc24
  3. #24bcbb
  4. #6f24bc

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0b0c
  2. #7c1818
  3. #bc2425
  4. #dd4f50
  5. #ea8f90

Shades

#bc2425 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc2425
  2. #a92021
  3. #961d1e
  4. #84191a
  5. #711616
  6. #5e1213
  7. #4b0e0f
  8. #380b0b
  9. #260707
  10. #130404
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc2425 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc2425
  2. #c33a3b
  3. #c95051
  4. #d06666
  5. #d77c7c
  6. #de9292
  7. #e4a7a8
  8. #ebbdbe
  9. #f2d3d3
  10. #f8e9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc2425 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc2425
  2. #b62d2e
  3. #b03637
  4. #aa4040
  5. #a44949
  6. #9e5253
  7. #985b5c
  8. #926465
  9. #8c6e6e
  10. #867777
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5050 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554d23 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6d1e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0027 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a4024 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995921 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c80026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc2425 {
  color: #bc2425;
}
Background
.bg-bc2425 {
  background-color: #bc2425;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc2425 {
  border: 2px solid #bc2425;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc2425;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 36 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 68% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc2425 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2425, #bc6f24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc2425 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 36 37 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.10 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.67 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.32 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.39 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.49 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.66 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.71 #43dbda Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Firebrick
#bc2425  rgb(188, 36, 37)  hsl(360, 68%, 44%)  Firebrick
#24bcbb  rgb(36, 188, 187)  hsl(180, 68%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue
#25bc24  rgb(37, 188, 36)  hsl(120, 68%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#2425bc  rgb(36, 37, 188)  hsl(240, 68%, 44%)  Medium Blue