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#BC514B

#bc514b ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc514b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 31.76% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 56.91% magenta, 60.11% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 3.19°, with 45.75% saturation and 51.57% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 5.47.

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Relative luminance0.1708

Complementary

  1. #bc514b
  2. #4bb6bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc514b
  2. #4bbc8a
  3. #4b7dbc

Analogous

  1. #bc4b7d
  2. #bc514b
  3. #bc8a4b

Triadic

  1. #bc514b
  2. #4bbc51
  3. #514bbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc514b
  2. #b6bc4b
  3. #4bb6bc
  4. #514bbc

Square

  1. #bc514b
  2. #7dbc4b
  3. #4bb6bc
  4. #8a4bbc

Monochromatic

  1. #50211e
  2. #883733
  3. #bc514b
  4. #d18783
  5. #e6bdbb

Shades

#bc514b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc514b
  2. #a94944
  3. #96413c
  4. #843935
  5. #71312d
  6. #5e2926
  7. #4b201e
  8. #381817
  9. #26100f
  10. #130808
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc514b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc514b
  2. #c3625d
  3. #c9746f
  4. #d08581
  5. #d79793
  6. #dea8a5
  7. #e4b9b7
  8. #ebcbc9
  9. #f2dcdb
  10. #f8eeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc514b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc514b
  2. #b65650
  3. #b05a56
  4. #aa5f5b
  5. #a46460
  6. #9e6966
  7. #986d6b
  8. #927270
  9. #8c7775
  10. #867b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #966765 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c654a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867b49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd3e50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #935d4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6d4a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7464e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc514b {
  color: #bc514b;
}
Background
.bg-bc514b {
  background-color: #bc514b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc514b {
  border: 2px solid #bc514b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc514b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 81 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 46% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc514b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc514b, #bc8a4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc514b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 81 75 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.47 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.48 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.98 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.37 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 8.02 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.17 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 8.35 #43aeb4 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Redwood
#bc514b  rgb(188, 81, 75)  hsl(3, 46%, 52%)  Redwood
#4bb6bc  rgb(75, 182, 188)  hsl(183, 46%, 52%)  Verdigris
#4bbc51  rgb(75, 188, 81)  hsl(123, 46%, 52%)  Mantis
#514bbc  rgb(81, 75, 188)  hsl(243, 46%, 52%)  Ocean Blue