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#BC331E

#bc331e ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc331e 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 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.87% magenta, 84.04% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 7.97°, with 72.48% saturation and 42.75% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 3.84.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1315

Complementary

  1. #bc331e
  2. #1ea7bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc331e
  2. #1ebc82
  3. #1e58bc

Analogous

  1. #bc1e58
  2. #bc331e
  3. #bc821e

Triadic

  1. #bc331e
  2. #1ebc33
  3. #331ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc331e
  2. #a7bc1e
  3. #1ea7bc
  4. #331ebc

Square

  1. #bc331e
  2. #58bc1e
  3. #1ea7bc
  4. #821ebc

Monochromatic

  1. #380f09
  2. #7a2113
  3. #bc331e
  4. #e15a45
  5. #ec9587

Shades

#bc331e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc331e
  2. #a92e1b
  3. #962918
  4. #842415
  5. #711f12
  6. #5e1a0f
  7. #4b140c
  8. #380f09
  9. #260a06
  10. #130503
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc331e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc331e
  2. #c34735
  3. #c95c4b
  4. #d07062
  5. #d78578
  6. #de998f
  7. #e4ada5
  8. #ebc2bc
  9. #f2d6d2
  10. #f8ebe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc331e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc331e
  2. #b63b28
  3. #b04232
  4. #aa4a3b
  5. #a45245
  6. #9e5a4f
  7. #986159
  8. #926963
  9. #8c716c
  10. #867876
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905652 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d521a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7116 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d481b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5e1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8182a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc331e {
  color: #bc331e;
}
Background
.bg-bc331e {
  background-color: #bc331e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc331e {
  border: 2px solid #bc331e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc331e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 51 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 72% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc331e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc331e, #bc821e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc331e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 51 30 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.84 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.84 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.85 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.88 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.16 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.42 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.92 #43cce1 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bc331e  rgb(188, 51, 30)  hsl(8, 72%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#1ea7bc  rgb(30, 167, 188)  hsl(188, 72%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#1ebc33  rgb(30, 188, 51)  hsl(128, 72%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#331ebc  rgb(51, 30, 188)  hsl(248, 72%, 43%)  Medium Blue