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#BC173E

#bc173e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc173e 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 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.77% magenta, 67.02% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 345.82°, 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 6.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.16.

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Relative luminance0.1165

Complementary

  1. #bc173e
  2. #17bc95

Split complementary

  1. #bc173e
  2. #17bc43
  3. #1790bc

Analogous

  1. #bc1790
  2. #bc173e
  3. #bc4317

Triadic

  1. #bc173e
  2. #3ebc17
  3. #173ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc173e
  2. #bc9517
  3. #17bc95
  4. #173ebc

Square

  1. #bc173e
  2. #90bc17
  3. #17bc95
  4. #4317bc

Monochromatic

  1. #340611
  2. #780f28
  3. #bc173e
  4. #e73962
  5. #ef7d98

Shades

#bc173e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc173e
  2. #a91538
  3. #961232
  4. #84102b
  5. #710e25
  6. #5e0c1f
  7. #4b0919
  8. #380713
  9. #26050c
  10. #130206
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc173e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc173e
  2. #c32e51
  3. #c94565
  4. #d05d78
  5. #d7748b
  6. #de8b9f
  7. #e4a2b2
  8. #ebb9c5
  9. #f2d1d8
  10. #f8e8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc173e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc173e
  2. #b62245
  3. #b02c4b
  4. #aa3752
  5. #a44158
  6. #9e4c5f
  7. #985666
  8. #92616c
  9. #8c6b73
  10. #867679
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e4d54 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e4a3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766c39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #883c3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97563b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c80033 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc173e {
  color: #bc173e;
}
Background
.bg-bc173e {
  background-color: #bc173e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc173e {
  border: 2px solid #bc173e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc173e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 23 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc173e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc173e, #bc4317);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc173e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 23 62 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.16 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.54 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.30 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.54 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 7.60 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 7.60 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 8.71 #43e8c1 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bc173e  rgb(188, 23, 62)  hsl(346, 78%, 41%)  Cardinal
#17bc95  rgb(23, 188, 149)  hsl(166, 78%, 41%)  Mint
#3ebc17  rgb(62, 188, 23)  hsl(106, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#173ebc  rgb(23, 62, 188)  hsl(226, 78%, 41%)  Persian Blue