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#BC151A

#bc151a ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc151a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 8.24% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.83% magenta, 86.17% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 358.2°, with 79.9% saturation and 40.98% 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 6.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.64.

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Relative luminance0.113

Complementary

  1. #bc151a
  2. #15bcb7

Split complementary

  1. #bc151a
  2. #15bc63
  3. #156ebc

Analogous

  1. #bc156e
  2. #bc151a
  3. #bc6315

Triadic

  1. #bc151a
  2. #1abc15
  3. #151abc

Tetradic

  1. #bc151a
  2. #bcb715
  3. #15bcb7
  4. #151abc

Square

  1. #bc151a
  2. #6ebc15
  3. #15bcb7
  4. #6315bc

Monochromatic

  1. #320607
  2. #770d10
  3. #bc151a
  4. #e8353a
  5. #f07a7d

Shades

#bc151a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc151a
  2. #a91317
  3. #961115
  4. #840f12
  5. #710d10
  6. #5e0b0d
  7. #4b080a
  8. #380608
  9. #260405
  10. #130203
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc151a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc151a
  2. #c32c31
  3. #c94448
  4. #d05b5f
  5. #d77376
  6. #de8a8d
  7. #e4a1a3
  8. #ebb9ba
  9. #f2d0d1
  10. #f8e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc151a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc151a
  2. #b62024
  3. #b02a2e
  4. #aa3539
  5. #a44043
  6. #9e4b4d
  7. #985557
  8. #926061
  9. #8c6b6c
  10. #867576
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e4b4c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514817 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786b0e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0001b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #893a18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985514 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8001a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc151a {
  color: #bc151a;
}
Background
.bg-bc151a {
  background-color: #bc151a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc151a {
  border: 2px solid #bc151a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc151a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 21 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 80% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc151a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc151a, #bc6315);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc151a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 21 26 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.64 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.27 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.37 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.78 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.63 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.26 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.38 #43eae5 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#bc151a  rgb(188, 21, 26)  hsl(358, 80%, 41%)  Cornell Red
#15bcb7  rgb(21, 188, 183)  hsl(178, 80%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue
#1abc15  rgb(26, 188, 21)  hsl(118, 80%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#151abc  rgb(21, 26, 188)  hsl(238, 80%, 41%)  Medium Blue