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#BC331B

#bc331b ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc331b 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 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.87% magenta, 85.64% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 8.94°, with 74.88% saturation and 42.16% 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 4.16.

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Relative luminance0.1314

Complementary

  1. #bc331b
  2. #1ba4bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc331b
  2. #1bbc83
  3. #1b54bc

Analogous

  1. #bc1b54
  2. #bc331b
  3. #bc831b

Triadic

  1. #bc331b
  2. #1bbc33
  3. #331bbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc331b
  2. #a4bc1b
  3. #1ba4bc
  4. #331bbc

Square

  1. #bc331b
  2. #54bc1b
  3. #1ba4bc
  4. #831bbc

Monochromatic

  1. #360f08
  2. #792111
  3. #bc331b
  4. #e45840
  5. #ed9383

Shades

#bc331b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc331b
  2. #a92e18
  3. #962916
  4. #842413
  5. #711f10
  6. #5e1a0e
  7. #4b140b
  8. #380f08
  9. #260a05
  10. #130503
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc331b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc331b
  2. #c34732
  3. #c95c49
  4. #d0705f
  5. #d78576
  6. #de998d
  7. #e4ada4
  8. #ebc2bb
  9. #f2d6d1
  10. #f8ebe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc331b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc331b
  2. #b63b25
  3. #b0422f
  4. #aa4a39
  5. #a45243
  6. #9e5a4e
  7. #986158
  8. #926962
  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 #5d5216 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7112 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d4818 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5e16 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c81828 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc331b {
  color: #bc331b;
}
Background
.bg-bc331b {
  background-color: #bc331b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc331b {
  border: 2px solid #bc331b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc331b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 51 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 75% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc331b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc331b, #bc831b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc331b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 51 27 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.16 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.66 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.24 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.37 #b7410e Rust ΔE 5.55 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.67 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.85 #43cce4 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bc331b  rgb(188, 51, 27)  hsl(9, 75%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#1ba4bc  rgb(27, 164, 188)  hsl(189, 75%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#1bbc33  rgb(27, 188, 51)  hsl(129, 75%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#331bbc  rgb(51, 27, 188)  hsl(249, 75%, 42%)  Medium Blue