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#BC283F

#bc283f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc283f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 15.69% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.72% magenta, 66.49% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 350.68°, with 64.91% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.9.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1257

Complementary

  1. #bc283f
  2. #28bca5

Split complementary

  1. #bc283f
  2. #28bc5b
  3. #2889bc

Analogous

  1. #bc2889
  2. #bc283f
  3. #bc5b28

Triadic

  1. #bc283f
  2. #3fbc28
  3. #283fbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc283f
  2. #bca528
  3. #28bca5
  4. #283fbc

Square

  1. #bc283f
  2. #89bc28
  3. #28bca5
  4. #5b28bc

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0d15
  2. #7d1b2a
  3. #bc283f
  4. #db566a
  5. #e895a2

Shades

#bc283f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc283f
  2. #a92439
  3. #962032
  4. #841c2c
  5. #711826
  6. #5e1420
  7. #4b1019
  8. #380c13
  9. #26080d
  10. #130406
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc283f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc283f
  2. #c33e52
  3. #c95365
  4. #d06979
  5. #d77e8c
  6. #de949f
  7. #e4a9b2
  8. #ebbfc5
  9. #f2d4d9
  10. #f8eaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc283f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc283f
  2. #b63146
  3. #b03a4c
  4. #aa4253
  5. #a44b59
  6. #9e5460
  7. #985d66
  8. #92666d
  9. #8c6e73
  10. #86777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5257 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544f3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796f3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a433f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985a3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70438 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc283f {
  color: #bc283f;
}
Background
.bg-bc283f {
  background-color: #bc283f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc283f {
  border: 2px solid #bc283f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc283f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 40 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc283f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc283f, #bc5b28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc283f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 40 63 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.90 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.15 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.28 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.44 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.83 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.83 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.32 #43d7c0 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bc283f  rgb(188, 40, 63)  hsl(351, 65%, 45%)  Cardinal
#28bca5  rgb(40, 188, 165)  hsl(171, 65%, 45%)  Light Sea Green
#3fbc28  rgb(63, 188, 40)  hsl(111, 65%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#283fbc  rgb(40, 63, 188)  hsl(231, 65%, 45%)  Persian Blue