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#BC090F

#bc090f ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc090f is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 3.53% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.21% magenta, 92.02% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 357.99°, with 90.86% saturation and 38.63% 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.49.

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Relative luminance0.1092

Complementary

  1. #bc090f
  2. #09bcb6

Split complementary

  1. #bc090f
  2. #09bc5d
  3. #0969bc

Analogous

  1. #bc0969
  2. #bc090f
  3. #bc5d09

Triadic

  1. #bc090f
  2. #0fbc09
  3. #090fbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc090f
  2. #bcb609
  3. #09bcb6
  4. #090fbc

Square

  1. #bc090f
  2. #69bc09
  3. #09bcb6
  4. #5d09bc

Monochromatic

  1. #2a0203
  2. #730609
  3. #bc090f
  4. #f41d25
  5. #f8666b

Shades

#bc090f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc090f
  2. #a9080e
  3. #96070c
  4. #84060b
  5. #710509
  6. #5e0508
  7. #4b0406
  8. #380305
  9. #260203
  10. #130102
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc090f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc090f
  2. #c32227
  3. #c93a3f
  4. #d05357
  5. #d76b6f
  6. #de8487
  7. #e49d9f
  8. #ebb5b7
  9. #f2cecf
  10. #f8e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc090f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc090f
  2. #b6151a
  3. #b02126
  4. #aa2d31
  5. #a4393c
  6. #9e4548
  7. #985053
  8. #925c5e
  9. #8c6869
  10. #867475
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d4949 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f450a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776a00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d00011 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89360c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985304 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c80010 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc090f {
  color: #bc090f;
}
Background
.bg-bc090f {
  background-color: #bc090f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc090f {
  border: 2px solid #bc090f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc090f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 9 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc090f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc090f, #bc5d09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc090f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 9 15 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.49 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.51 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.67 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.13 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.74 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.35 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.93 #43f6f0 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#bc090f  rgb(188, 9, 15)  hsl(358, 91%, 39%)  Cornell Red
#09bcb6  rgb(9, 188, 182)  hsl(178, 91%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#0fbc09  rgb(15, 188, 9)  hsl(118, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#090fbc  rgb(9, 15, 188)  hsl(238, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue