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#BC181F

#bc181f ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc181f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 9.41% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.23% magenta, 83.51% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 357.44°, with 77.36% saturation and 41.57% 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 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 1.82.

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Relative luminance0.1144

Complementary

  1. #bc181f
  2. #18bcb5

Split complementary

  1. #bc181f
  2. #18bc63
  3. #1871bc

Analogous

  1. #bc1871
  2. #bc181f
  3. #bc6318

Triadic

  1. #bc181f
  2. #1fbc18
  3. #181fbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc181f
  2. #bcb518
  3. #18bcb5
  4. #181fbc

Square

  1. #bc181f
  2. #71bc18
  3. #18bcb5
  4. #6318bc

Monochromatic

  1. #340709
  2. #780f14
  3. #bc181f
  4. #e63b42
  5. #ef7e83

Shades

#bc181f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc181f
  2. #a9161c
  3. #961319
  4. #841116
  5. #710e13
  6. #5e0c10
  7. #4b0a0c
  8. #380709
  9. #260506
  10. #130203
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc181f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc181f
  2. #c32f35
  3. #c9464c
  4. #d05d62
  5. #d77479
  6. #de8c8f
  7. #e4a3a5
  8. #ebbabc
  9. #f2d1d2
  10. #f8e8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc181f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc181f
  2. #b62229
  3. #b02d32
  4. #aa373c
  5. #a44246
  6. #9e4c50
  7. #985659
  8. #926163
  9. #8c6b6d
  10. #867676
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e4c4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #52491d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786b15 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #893b1e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98561a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8001e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc181f {
  color: #bc181f;
}
Background
.bg-bc181f {
  background-color: #bc181f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc181f {
  border: 2px solid #bc181f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc181f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 24 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc181f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc181f, #bc6318);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc181f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 24 31 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 1.82 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.87 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.91 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.62 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.16 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.81 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.81 #43e7e0 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Firebrick
#bc181f  rgb(188, 24, 31)  hsl(357, 77%, 42%)  Firebrick
#18bcb5  rgb(24, 188, 181)  hsl(177, 77%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue
#1fbc18  rgb(31, 188, 24)  hsl(117, 77%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#181fbc  rgb(24, 31, 188)  hsl(237, 77%, 42%)  Medium Blue