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#BC331D

#bc331d ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc331d 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 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.87% magenta, 84.57% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 8.3°, with 73.27% saturation and 42.55% 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 3.94.

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Relative luminance0.1315

Complementary

  1. #bc331d
  2. #1da6bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc331d
  2. #1dbc82
  3. #1d57bc

Analogous

  1. #bc1d57
  2. #bc331d
  3. #bc821d

Triadic

  1. #bc331d
  2. #1dbc33
  3. #331dbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc331d
  2. #a6bc1d
  3. #1da6bc
  4. #331dbc

Square

  1. #bc331d
  2. #57bc1d
  3. #1da6bc
  4. #821dbc

Monochromatic

  1. #370f09
  2. #7a2113
  3. #bc331d
  4. #e25943
  5. #ec9486

Shades

#bc331d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc331d
  2. #a92e1a
  3. #962917
  4. #842414
  5. #711f11
  6. #5e1a0f
  7. #4b140c
  8. #380f09
  9. #260a06
  10. #130503
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc331d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc331d
  2. #c34734
  3. #c95c4a
  4. #d07061
  5. #d78577
  6. #de998e
  7. #e4ada5
  8. #ebc2bb
  9. #f2d6d2
  10. #f8ebe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc331d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc331d
  2. #b63b27
  3. #b04231
  4. #aa4a3b
  5. #a45245
  6. #9e5a4f
  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 #905652 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5218 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7115 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d481a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5e18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c81829 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc331d {
  color: #bc331d;
}
Background
.bg-bc331d {
  background-color: #bc331d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc331d {
  border: 2px solid #bc331d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc331d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 51 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 73% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc331d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc331d, #bc821d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc331d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 51 29 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.94 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.78 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.97 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.04 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.33 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.61 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.92 #43cce2 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bc331d  rgb(188, 51, 29)  hsl(8, 73%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#1da6bc  rgb(29, 166, 188)  hsl(188, 73%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#1dbc33  rgb(29, 188, 51)  hsl(128, 73%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#331dbc  rgb(51, 29, 188)  hsl(248, 73%, 43%)  Medium Blue