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#BC331A

#bc331a ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc331a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 20% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.87% magenta, 86.17% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 9.26°, with 75.7% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 4.28.

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Relative luminance0.1313

Complementary

  1. #bc331a
  2. #1aa3bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc331a
  2. #1abc84
  3. #1a52bc

Analogous

  1. #bc1a52
  2. #bc331a
  3. #bc841a

Triadic

  1. #bc331a
  2. #1abc33
  3. #331abc

Tetradic

  1. #bc331a
  2. #a3bc1a
  3. #1aa3bc
  4. #331abc

Square

  1. #bc331a
  2. #52bc1a
  3. #1aa3bc
  4. #841abc

Monochromatic

  1. #360f07
  2. #792111
  3. #bc331a
  4. #e4583e
  5. #ee9281

Shades

#bc331a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc331a
  2. #a92e17
  3. #962915
  4. #842412
  5. #711f10
  6. #5e1a0d
  7. #4b140a
  8. #380f08
  9. #260a05
  10. #130503
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc331a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc331a
  2. #c34731
  3. #c95c48
  4. #d0705f
  5. #d78576
  6. #de998d
  7. #e4ada3
  8. #ebc2ba
  9. #f2d6d1
  10. #f8ebe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc331a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc331a
  2. #b63b24
  3. #b0422e
  4. #aa4a39
  5. #a45243
  6. #9e5a4d
  7. #986157
  8. #926961
  9. #8c716c
  10. #867876
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905651 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5215 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7111 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d4817 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5e15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c81828 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc331a {
  color: #bc331a;
}
Background
.bg-bc331a {
  background-color: #bc331a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc331a {
  border: 2px solid #bc331a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc331a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 51 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 76% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc331a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc331a, #bc841a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc331a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 51 26 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.28 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.62 #b7410e Rust ΔE 5.36 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.38 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.53 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.83 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.84 #43cce5 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bc331a  rgb(188, 51, 26)  hsl(9, 76%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#1aa3bc  rgb(26, 163, 188)  hsl(189, 76%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#1abc33  rgb(26, 188, 51)  hsl(129, 76%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#331abc  rgb(51, 26, 188)  hsl(249, 76%, 42%)  Medium Blue