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#BC4E4E

#bc4e4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc4e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 30.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.51% magenta, 58.51% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 45.08% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.72.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.1669

Complementary

  1. #bc4e4e
  2. #4ebcbc

Split complementary

  1. #bc4e4e
  2. #4ebc85
  3. #4e85bc

Analogous

  1. #bc4e85
  2. #bc4e4e
  3. #bc854e

Triadic

  1. #bc4e4e
  2. #4ebc4e
  3. #4e4ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc4e4e
  2. #bcbc4e
  3. #4ebcbc
  4. #4e4ebc

Square

  1. #bc4e4e
  2. #85bc4e
  3. #4ebcbc
  4. #854ebc

Monochromatic

  1. #521f1f
  2. #893434
  3. #bc4e4e
  4. #d18686
  5. #e6bdbd

Shades

#bc4e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc4e4e
  2. #a94646
  3. #963e3e
  4. #843737
  5. #712f2f
  6. #5e2727
  7. #4b1f1f
  8. #381717
  9. #261010
  10. #130808
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc4e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc4e4e
  2. #c36060
  3. #c97171
  4. #d08383
  5. #d79595
  6. #dea7a7
  7. #e4b8b8
  8. #ebcaca
  9. #f2dcdc
  10. #f8eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc4e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc4e4e
  2. #b65353
  3. #b05858
  4. #aa5d5d
  5. #a46262
  6. #9e6767
  7. #986c6c
  8. #927171
  9. #8c7676
  10. #867b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #956565 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #69634d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857a4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd3a4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #925b4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e6b4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7434f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc4e4e {
  color: #bc4e4e;
}
Background
.bg-bc4e4e {
  background-color: #bc4e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc4e4e {
  border: 2px solid #bc4e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc4e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 78 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 45% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc4e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc4e4e, #bc854e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc4e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 78 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.72 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.53 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.83 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.42 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.33 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.49 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.98 #43b1b1 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bc4e4e  rgb(188, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 45%, 52%)  Brick Red
#4ebcbc  rgb(78, 188, 188)  hsl(180, 45%, 52%)  Verdigris
#4ebc4e  rgb(78, 188, 78)  hsl(120, 45%, 52%)  Mantis
#4e4ebc  rgb(78, 78, 188)  hsl(240, 45%, 52%)  Iris