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#BC171D

#bc171d ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc171d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 9.02% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.77% magenta, 84.57% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 357.82°, with 78.2% saturation and 41.37% 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 6.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.71.

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Relative luminance0.1139

Complementary

  1. #bc171d
  2. #17bcb6

Split complementary

  1. #bc171d
  2. #17bc63
  3. #176fbc

Analogous

  1. #bc176f
  2. #bc171d
  3. #bc6317

Triadic

  1. #bc171d
  2. #1dbc17
  3. #171dbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc171d
  2. #bcb617
  3. #17bcb6
  4. #171dbc

Square

  1. #bc171d
  2. #6fbc17
  3. #17bcb6
  4. #6317bc

Monochromatic

  1. #340608
  2. #780f12
  3. #bc171d
  4. #e7393f
  5. #ef7d81

Shades

#bc171d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc171d
  2. #a9151a
  3. #961217
  4. #841014
  5. #710e11
  6. #5e0c0f
  7. #4b090c
  8. #380709
  9. #260506
  10. #130203
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc171d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc171d
  2. #c32e34
  3. #c9454a
  4. #d05d61
  5. #d77477
  6. #de8b8e
  7. #e4a2a5
  8. #ebb9bb
  9. #f2d1d2
  10. #f8e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc171d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc171d
  2. #b62227
  3. #b02c31
  4. #aa373b
  5. #a44145
  6. #9e4c4f
  7. #985658
  8. #926162
  9. #8c6b6c
  10. #867676
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e4c4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #51481a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786b13 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #893a1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985517 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc171d {
  color: #bc171d;
}
Background
.bg-bc171d {
  background-color: #bc171d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc171d {
  border: 2px solid #bc171d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc171d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 23 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc171d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc171d, #bc6317);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc171d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 23 29 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.71 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 1.96 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.64 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.65 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.33 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.03 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.03 #43e8e2 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#bc171d  rgb(188, 23, 29)  hsl(358, 78%, 41%)  Cornell Red
#17bcb6  rgb(23, 188, 182)  hsl(178, 78%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue
#1dbc17  rgb(29, 188, 23)  hsl(118, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#171dbc  rgb(23, 29, 188)  hsl(238, 78%, 41%)  Medium Blue