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#BC5259

#bc5259 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc5259 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 56.38% magenta, 52.66% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 356.04°, with 44.17% saturation and 52.94% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.1745

Complementary

  1. #bc5259
  2. #52bcb5

Split complementary

  1. #bc5259
  2. #52bc80
  3. #528ebc

Analogous

  1. #bc528e
  2. #bc5259
  3. #bc8052

Triadic

  1. #bc5259
  2. #59bc52
  3. #5259bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc5259
  2. #bcb552
  3. #52bcb5
  4. #5259bc

Square

  1. #bc5259
  2. #8ebc52
  3. #52bcb5
  4. #8052bc

Monochromatic

  1. #542124
  2. #8b363c
  3. #bc5259
  4. #d1898e
  5. #e7c0c3

Shades

#bc5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc5259
  2. #a94a50
  3. #964247
  4. #84393e
  5. #713135
  6. #5e292d
  7. #4b2124
  8. #38191b
  9. #261012
  10. #130809
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc5259
  2. #c3636a
  3. #c9757a
  4. #d0868b
  5. #d7979b
  6. #dea9ac
  7. #e4babd
  8. #ebcbcd
  9. #f2dcde
  10. #f8eeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc5259
  2. #b6575d
  3. #b05b61
  4. #aa6065
  5. #a46469
  6. #9e696d
  7. #986e70
  8. #927274
  9. #8c7778
  10. #867b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96686a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a6659 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857c57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc4255 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #925f59 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e6e58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c64957 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc5259 {
  color: #bc5259;
}
Background
.bg-bc5259 {
  background-color: #bc5259;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc5259 {
  border: 2px solid #bc5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 44% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc5259, #bc8052);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.82 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.21 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.57 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.75 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.23 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 8.65 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.77 #43ada6 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bc5259  rgb(188, 82, 89)  hsl(356, 44%, 53%)  Brick Red
#52bcb5  rgb(82, 188, 181)  hsl(176, 44%, 53%)  Verdigris
#59bc52  rgb(89, 188, 82)  hsl(116, 44%, 53%)  Mantis
#5259bc  rgb(82, 89, 188)  hsl(236, 44%, 53%)  Iris