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#BC4E52

#bc4e52 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc4e52 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 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.51% magenta, 56.38% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 357.82°, 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.81.

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Relative luminance0.1675

Complementary

  1. #bc4e52
  2. #4ebcb8

Split complementary

  1. #bc4e52
  2. #4ebc81
  3. #4e89bc

Analogous

  1. #bc4e89
  2. #bc4e52
  3. #bc814e

Triadic

  1. #bc4e52
  2. #52bc4e
  3. #4e52bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc4e52
  2. #bcb84e
  3. #4ebcb8
  4. #4e52bc

Square

  1. #bc4e52
  2. #89bc4e
  3. #4ebcb8
  4. #814ebc

Monochromatic

  1. #521f21
  2. #893437
  3. #bc4e52
  4. #d18688
  5. #e6bdbe

Shades

#bc4e52 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc4e52
  2. #a9464a
  3. #963e42
  4. #843739
  5. #712f31
  6. #5e2729
  7. #4b1f21
  8. #381719
  9. #261010
  10. #130808
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc4e52 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc4e52
  2. #c36063
  3. #c97175
  4. #d08386
  5. #d79597
  6. #dea7a9
  7. #e4b8ba
  8. #ebcacb
  9. #f2dcdc
  10. #f8edee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc4e52 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc4e52
  2. #b65357
  3. #b0585b
  4. #aa5d60
  5. #a46264
  6. #9e6769
  7. #986c6e
  8. #927172
  9. #8c7677
  10. #867b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #956566 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #686351 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847a4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd3b50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #915c52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e6b50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c64351 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc4e52 {
  color: #bc4e52;
}
Background
.bg-bc4e52 {
  background-color: #bc4e52;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc4e52 {
  border: 2px solid #bc4e52;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc4e52;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 78 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 45% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc4e52 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc4e52, #bc814e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc4e52 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 78 82 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.81 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.53 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.19 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.38 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.40 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.58 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.67 #43b1ad Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bc4e52  rgb(188, 78, 82)  hsl(358, 45%, 52%)  Brick Red
#4ebcb8  rgb(78, 188, 184)  hsl(178, 45%, 52%)  Verdigris
#52bc4e  rgb(82, 188, 78)  hsl(118, 45%, 52%)  Mantis
#4e52bc  rgb(78, 82, 188)  hsl(238, 45%, 52%)  Iris