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#BC161C

#bc161c ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc161c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 8.63% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.3% magenta, 85.11% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 357.83°, with 79.05% saturation and 41.18% 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 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.65.

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Relative luminance0.1135

Complementary

  1. #bc161c
  2. #16bcb6

Split complementary

  1. #bc161c
  2. #16bc63
  3. #166fbc

Analogous

  1. #bc166f
  2. #bc161c
  3. #bc6316

Triadic

  1. #bc161c
  2. #1cbc16
  3. #161cbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc161c
  2. #bcb616
  3. #16bcb6
  4. #161cbc

Square

  1. #bc161c
  2. #6fbc16
  3. #16bcb6
  4. #6316bc

Monochromatic

  1. #330608
  2. #780e12
  3. #bc161c
  4. #e8373d
  5. #f07b80

Shades

#bc161c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc161c
  2. #a91419
  3. #961216
  4. #840f14
  5. #710d11
  6. #5e0b0e
  7. #4b090b
  8. #380708
  9. #260406
  10. #130203
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc161c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc161c
  2. #c32d33
  3. #c94549
  4. #d05c60
  5. #d77377
  6. #de8b8e
  7. #e4a2a4
  8. #ebb9bb
  9. #f2d0d2
  10. #f8e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc161c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc161c
  2. #b62126
  3. #b02b30
  4. #aa363a
  5. #a44044
  6. #9e4b4e
  7. #985658
  8. #926062
  9. #8c6b6c
  10. #867576
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e4b4c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514819 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786b11 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #893a1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985516 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc161c {
  color: #bc161c;
}
Background
.bg-bc161c {
  background-color: #bc161c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc161c {
  border: 2px solid #bc161c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc161c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 22 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc161c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc161c, #bc6316);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc161c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 22 28 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.65 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.04 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.56 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.69 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.43 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.13 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.13 #43e9e3 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#bc161c  rgb(188, 22, 28)  hsl(358, 79%, 41%)  Cornell Red
#16bcb6  rgb(22, 188, 182)  hsl(178, 79%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue
#1cbc16  rgb(28, 188, 22)  hsl(118, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#161cbc  rgb(22, 28, 188)  hsl(238, 79%, 41%)  Medium Blue