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#BC4635

#bc4635 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc4635 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 27.45% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.77% magenta, 71.81% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 7.56°, with 56.02% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 4.31.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1533

Complementary

  1. #bc4635
  2. #35abbc

Split complementary

  1. #bc4635
  2. #35bc89
  3. #3567bc

Analogous

  1. #bc3567
  2. #bc4635
  3. #bc8935

Triadic

  1. #bc4635
  2. #35bc46
  3. #4635bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc4635
  2. #abbc35
  3. #35abbc
  4. #4635bc

Square

  1. #bc4635
  2. #67bc35
  3. #35abbc
  4. #8935bc

Monochromatic

  1. #451a13
  2. #803024
  3. #bc4635
  4. #d57669
  5. #e5ada4

Shades

#bc4635 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc4635
  2. #a93f30
  3. #96382a
  4. #843125
  5. #712a20
  6. #5e231b
  7. #4b1c15
  8. #381510
  9. #260e0b
  10. #130705
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc4635 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc4635
  2. #c35949
  3. #c96b5d
  4. #d07e72
  5. #d79086
  6. #dea39a
  7. #e4b5ae
  8. #ebc8c2
  9. #f2dad7
  10. #f8edeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc4635 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc4635
  2. #b64c3d
  3. #b05244
  4. #aa574c
  5. #a45d53
  6. #9e635b
  7. #986962
  8. #926f6a
  9. #8c7471
  10. #867a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93605c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665d33 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847731 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce2a43 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #915534 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d6733 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7373e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc4635 {
  color: #bc4635;
}
Background
.bg-bc4635 {
  background-color: #bc4635;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc4635 {
  border: 2px solid #bc4635;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc4635;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 70 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 56% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc4635 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc4635, #bc8935);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc4635 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 70 53 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.31 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.56 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.25 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.89 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 7.07 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 7.55 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 7.58 #43b9ca Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Persian Red
#bc4635  rgb(188, 70, 53)  hsl(8, 56%, 47%)  Persian Red
#35abbc  rgb(53, 171, 188)  hsl(188, 56%, 47%)  Cadet Blue
#35bc46  rgb(53, 188, 70)  hsl(128, 56%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#4635bc  rgb(70, 53, 188)  hsl(248, 56%, 47%)  Ocean Blue