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#BC141B

#bc141b ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc141b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 7.84% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.36% magenta, 85.64% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 357.5°, with 80.77% saturation and 40.78% 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 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.61.

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Relative luminance0.1127

Complementary

  1. #bc141b
  2. #14bcb5

Split complementary

  1. #bc141b
  2. #14bc61
  3. #146fbc

Analogous

  1. #bc146f
  2. #bc141b
  3. #bc6114

Triadic

  1. #bc141b
  2. #1bbc14
  3. #141bbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc141b
  2. #bcb514
  3. #14bcb5
  4. #141bbc

Square

  1. #bc141b
  2. #6fbc14
  3. #14bcb5
  4. #6114bc

Monochromatic

  1. #320507
  2. #770d11
  3. #bc141b
  4. #e9333b
  5. #f1787d

Shades

#bc141b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc141b
  2. #a91218
  3. #961016
  4. #840e13
  5. #710c10
  6. #5e0a0e
  7. #4b080b
  8. #380608
  9. #260405
  10. #130203
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc141b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc141b
  2. #c32c32
  3. #c94349
  4. #d05b5f
  5. #d77276
  6. #de8a8d
  7. #e4a1a4
  8. #ebb9bb
  9. #f2d0d1
  10. #f8e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc141b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc141b
  2. #b61f25
  3. #b02a2f
  4. #aa3439
  5. #a43f43
  6. #9e4a4e
  7. #985558
  8. #926062
  9. #8c6a6c
  10. #867576
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e4b4c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514818 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786b0f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0001a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #893919 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985515 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8001b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc141b {
  color: #bc141b;
}
Background
.bg-bc141b {
  background-color: #bc141b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc141b {
  border: 2px solid #bc141b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc141b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 20 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc141b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc141b, #bc6114);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc141b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 20 27 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.61 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.11 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.53 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.77 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.56 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.21 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.21 #43ebe4 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#bc141b  rgb(188, 20, 27)  hsl(358, 81%, 41%)  Cornell Red
#14bcb5  rgb(20, 188, 181)  hsl(178, 81%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue
#1bbc14  rgb(27, 188, 20)  hsl(118, 81%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#141bbc  rgb(20, 27, 188)  hsl(238, 81%, 41%)  Medium Blue