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#BC162E

#bc162e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc162e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.3% magenta, 75.53% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 351.33°, 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 6.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.06.

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Relative luminance0.1146

Complementary

  1. #bc162e
  2. #16bca4

Split complementary

  1. #bc162e
  2. #16bc51
  3. #1681bc

Analogous

  1. #bc1681
  2. #bc162e
  3. #bc5116

Triadic

  1. #bc162e
  2. #2ebc16
  3. #162ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc162e
  2. #bca416
  3. #16bca4
  4. #162ebc

Square

  1. #bc162e
  2. #81bc16
  3. #16bca4
  4. #5116bc

Monochromatic

  1. #33060c
  2. #780e1d
  3. #bc162e
  4. #e83750
  5. #f07b8c

Shades

#bc162e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc162e
  2. #a91429
  3. #961225
  4. #840f20
  5. #710d1c
  6. #5e0b17
  7. #4b0912
  8. #38070e
  9. #260409
  10. #130205
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc162e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc162e
  2. #c32d43
  3. #c94558
  4. #d05c6d
  5. #d77382
  6. #de8b97
  7. #e4a2ab
  8. #ebb9c0
  9. #f2d0d5
  10. #f8e8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc162e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc162e
  2. #b62136
  3. #b02b3e
  4. #aa3647
  5. #a4404f
  6. #9e4b57
  7. #98565f
  8. #926067
  9. #8c6b70
  10. #867578
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e4c50 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #50492d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776b28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #893b2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98552a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c80027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc162e {
  color: #bc162e;
}
Background
.bg-bc162e {
  background-color: #bc162e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc162e {
  border: 2px solid #bc162e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc162e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 22 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc162e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc162e, #bc5116);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc162e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 22 46 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.06 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.24 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.53 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.53 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.32 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.33 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.90 #43e9d1 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bc162e  rgb(188, 22, 46)  hsl(351, 79%, 41%)  Cardinal
#16bca4  rgb(22, 188, 164)  hsl(171, 79%, 41%)  Light Sea Green
#2ebc16  rgb(46, 188, 22)  hsl(111, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#162ebc  rgb(22, 46, 188)  hsl(231, 79%, 41%)  Persian Blue