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#BC032E

#bc032e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc032e is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 1.18% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.4% magenta, 75.53% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 346.05°, with 96.86% saturation and 37.45% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1095

Complementary

  1. #bc032e
  2. #03bc91

Split complementary

  1. #bc032e
  2. #03bc34
  3. #038bbc

Analogous

  1. #bc038b
  2. #bc032e
  3. #bc3403

Triadic

  1. #bc032e
  2. #2ebc03
  3. #032ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc032e
  2. #bc9103
  3. #03bc91
  4. #032ebc

Square

  1. #bc032e
  2. #8bbc03
  3. #03bc91
  4. #3403bc

Monochromatic

  1. #250109
  2. #71021c
  3. #bc032e
  4. #fb1047
  5. #fc5c81

Shades

#bc032e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc032e
  2. #a90329
  3. #960225
  4. #840220
  5. #71021c
  6. #5e0217
  7. #4b0112
  8. #38010e
  9. #260109
  10. #130005
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc032e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc032e
  2. #c31c43
  3. #c93558
  4. #d04f6d
  5. #d76882
  6. #de8197
  7. #e49aab
  8. #ebb3c0
  9. #f2cdd5
  10. #f8e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc032e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc032e
  2. #b61036
  3. #b01c3e
  4. #aa2947
  5. #a4354f
  6. #9e4257
  7. #984e5f
  8. #925b67
  9. #8c6770
  10. #867478
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d494e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c462d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756a27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88362e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97532a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c80024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc032e {
  color: #bc032e;
}
Background
.bg-bc032e {
  background-color: #bc032e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc032e {
  border: 2px solid #bc032e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc032e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 3 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 97% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc032e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc032e, #bc3403);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc032e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 3 46 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.17 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.08 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.08 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.22 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.21 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.23 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.47 #43fcd1 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bc032e  rgb(188, 3, 46)  hsl(346, 97%, 37%)  Cardinal
#03bc91  rgb(3, 188, 145)  hsl(166, 97%, 37%)  Mint
#2ebc03  rgb(46, 188, 3)  hsl(106, 97%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#032ebc  rgb(3, 46, 188)  hsl(226, 97%, 37%)  Persian Blue