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#BC1C19

#bc1c19 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc1c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.11% magenta, 86.7% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 1.1°, 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 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.07.

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Relative luminance0.1159

Complementary

  1. #bc1c19
  2. #19b9bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc1c19
  2. #19bc6d
  3. #1967bc

Analogous

  1. #bc1967
  2. #bc1c19
  3. #bc6d19

Triadic

  1. #bc1c19
  2. #19bc1c
  3. #1c19bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc1c19
  2. #b9bc19
  3. #19b9bc
  4. #1c19bc

Square

  1. #bc1c19
  2. #67bc19
  3. #19b9bc
  4. #6d19bc

Monochromatic

  1. #350807
  2. #781210
  3. #bc1c19
  4. #e53f3c
  5. #ee8280

Shades

#bc1c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc1c19
  2. #a91917
  3. #961614
  4. #841412
  5. #71110f
  6. #5e0e0d
  7. #4b0b0a
  8. #380808
  9. #260605
  10. #130303
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc1c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc1c19
  2. #c33330
  3. #c94947
  4. #d0605e
  5. #d77775
  6. #de8e8c
  7. #e4a4a3
  8. #ebbbba
  9. #f2d2d1
  10. #f8e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc1c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc1c19
  2. #b62623
  3. #b0302e
  4. #aa3a38
  5. #a44442
  6. #9e4e4d
  7. #985857
  8. #926261
  9. #8c6c6b
  10. #867676
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e4d4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534a15 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796c0d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a3c17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995612 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc1c19 {
  color: #bc1c19;
}
Background
.bg-bc1c19 {
  background-color: #bc1c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc1c19 {
  border: 2px solid #bc1c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc1c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc1c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc1c19, #bc6d19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc1c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.07 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.09 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.78 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.80 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.72 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.92 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.47 #43e3e6 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#bc1c19  rgb(188, 28, 25)  hsl(1, 77%, 42%)  Cornell Red
#19b9bc  rgb(25, 185, 188)  hsl(181, 77%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue
#19bc1c  rgb(25, 188, 28)  hsl(121, 77%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#1c19bc  rgb(28, 25, 188)  hsl(241, 77%, 42%)  Medium Blue