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#BC191C

#bc191c ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc191c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 9.8% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.7% magenta, 85.11% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 358.9°, with 76.53% saturation and 41.76% 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 Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.72.

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Relative luminance0.1147

Complementary

  1. #bc191c
  2. #19bcb9

Split complementary

  1. #bc191c
  2. #19bc67
  3. #196dbc

Analogous

  1. #bc196d
  2. #bc191c
  3. #bc6719

Triadic

  1. #bc191c
  2. #1cbc19
  3. #191cbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc191c
  2. #bcb919
  3. #19bcb9
  4. #191cbc

Square

  1. #bc191c
  2. #6dbc19
  3. #19bcb9
  4. #6719bc

Monochromatic

  1. #350708
  2. #781012
  3. #bc191c
  4. #e53c3f
  5. #ee8082

Shades

#bc191c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc191c
  2. #a91719
  3. #961416
  4. #841214
  5. #710f11
  6. #5e0d0e
  7. #4b0a0b
  8. #380808
  9. #260506
  10. #130303
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc191c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc191c
  2. #c33033
  3. #c94749
  4. #d05e60
  5. #d77577
  6. #de8c8e
  7. #e4a3a4
  8. #ebbabb
  9. #f2d1d2
  10. #f8e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc191c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc191c
  2. #b62326
  3. #b02e30
  4. #aa383a
  5. #a44244
  6. #9e4d4e
  7. #985758
  8. #926162
  9. #8c6b6c
  10. #867676
  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 #8e4c4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524919 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796b11 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #893b1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985616 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc191c {
  color: #bc191c;
}
Background
.bg-bc191c {
  background-color: #bc191c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc191c {
  border: 2px solid #bc191c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc191c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 25 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc191c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc191c, #bc6719);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc191c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 25 28 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.72 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.14 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.40 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.62 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.38 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.25 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.25 #43e6e3 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#bc191c  rgb(188, 25, 28)  hsl(359, 77%, 42%)  Cornell Red
#19bcb9  rgb(25, 188, 185)  hsl(179, 77%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue
#1cbc19  rgb(28, 188, 25)  hsl(119, 77%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#191cbc  rgb(25, 28, 188)  hsl(239, 77%, 42%)  Medium Blue