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#BC445A

#bc445a ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc445a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 26.67% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.83% magenta, 52.13% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 349°, with 47.24% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.91.

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Relative luminance0.1556

Complementary

  1. #bc445a
  2. #44bca6

Split complementary

  1. #bc445a
  2. #44bc6a
  3. #4496bc

Analogous

  1. #bc4496
  2. #bc445a
  3. #bc6a44

Triadic

  1. #bc445a
  2. #5abc44
  3. #445abc

Tetradic

  1. #bc445a
  2. #bca644
  3. #44bca6
  4. #445abc

Square

  1. #bc445a
  2. #96bc44
  3. #44bca6
  4. #6a44bc

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1b24
  2. #842f3f
  3. #bc445a
  4. #d07c8c
  5. #e4b5bd

Shades

#bc445a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc445a
  2. #a93d51
  3. #963648
  4. #84303f
  5. #712936
  6. #5e222d
  7. #4b1b24
  8. #38141b
  9. #260e12
  10. #130709
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc445a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc445a
  2. #c3576b
  3. #c9697b
  4. #d07c8c
  5. #d78f9c
  6. #dea2ad
  7. #e4b4bd
  8. #ebc7ce
  9. #f2dade
  10. #f8ecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc445a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc445a
  2. #b64a5e
  3. #b05062
  4. #aa5665
  5. #a45c69
  6. #9e626d
  7. #986871
  8. #926e75
  9. #8c7478
  10. #867a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #946067 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605e5a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7757 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd304d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e555a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b6658 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c63952 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc445a {
  color: #bc445a;
}
Background
.bg-bc445a {
  background-color: #bc445a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc445a {
  border: 2px solid #bc445a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc445a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 68 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 47% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc445a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc445a, #bc6a44);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc445a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 68 90 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.91 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.26 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.83 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.02 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.41 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.81 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.88 #43bba5 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bc445a  rgb(188, 68, 90)  hsl(349, 47%, 50%)  Brick Red
#44bca6  rgb(68, 188, 166)  hsl(169, 47%, 50%)  Light Sea Green
#5abc44  rgb(90, 188, 68)  hsl(109, 47%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#445abc  rgb(68, 90, 188)  hsl(229, 47%, 50%)  Sapphire