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#BC092A

#bc092a ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc092a 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 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.21% magenta, 77.66% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 348.94°, 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 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.81.

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Relative luminance0.1105

Complementary

  1. #bc092a
  2. #09bc9b

Split complementary

  1. #bc092a
  2. #09bc42
  3. #0984bc

Analogous

  1. #bc0984
  2. #bc092a
  3. #bc4209

Triadic

  1. #bc092a
  2. #2abc09
  3. #092abc

Tetradic

  1. #bc092a
  2. #bc9b09
  3. #09bc9b
  4. #092abc

Square

  1. #bc092a
  2. #84bc09
  3. #09bc9b
  4. #4209bc

Monochromatic

  1. #2a0209
  2. #73061a
  3. #bc092a
  4. #f41d45
  5. #f86681

Shades

#bc092a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc092a
  2. #a90826
  3. #960722
  4. #84061d
  5. #710519
  6. #5e0515
  7. #4b0411
  8. #38030d
  9. #260208
  10. #130104
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc092a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc092a
  2. #c3223f
  3. #c93a55
  4. #d0536a
  5. #d76b7f
  6. #de8495
  7. #e49daa
  8. #ebb5bf
  9. #f2ced4
  10. #f8e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc092a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc092a
  2. #b61533
  3. #b0213b
  4. #aa2d44
  5. #a4394c
  6. #9e4555
  7. #98505e
  8. #925c66
  9. #8c686f
  10. #867477
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d494e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d4629 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766a23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #883729 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975326 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c80022 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc092a {
  color: #bc092a;
}
Background
.bg-bc092a {
  background-color: #bc092a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc092a {
  border: 2px solid #bc092a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc092a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 9 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc092a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc092a, #bc4209);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc092a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 9 42 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.81 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.94 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.47 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.47 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.87 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.48 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.81 #43f6d5 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bc092a  rgb(188, 9, 42)  hsl(349, 91%, 39%)  Cardinal
#09bc9b  rgb(9, 188, 155)  hsl(169, 91%, 39%)  Mint
#2abc09  rgb(42, 188, 9)  hsl(109, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#092abc  rgb(9, 42, 188)  hsl(229, 91%, 39%)  Persian Blue