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#BC2018

#bc2018 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc2018 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 12.55% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.98% magenta, 87.23% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 2.93°, 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 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 2.15.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.1179

Complementary

  1. #bc2018
  2. #18b4bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc2018
  2. #18bc72
  3. #1862bc

Analogous

  1. #bc1862
  2. #bc2018
  3. #bc7218

Triadic

  1. #bc2018
  2. #18bc20
  3. #2018bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc2018
  2. #b4bc18
  3. #18b4bc
  4. #2018bc

Square

  1. #bc2018
  2. #62bc18
  3. #18b4bc
  4. #7218bc

Monochromatic

  1. #340907
  2. #78140f
  3. #bc2018
  4. #e6433b
  5. #ef847e

Shades

#bc2018 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc2018
  2. #a91d16
  3. #961a13
  4. #841611
  5. #71130e
  6. #5e100c
  7. #4b0d0a
  8. #380a07
  9. #260605
  10. #130302
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc2018 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc2018
  2. #c3362f
  3. #c94d46
  4. #d0635d
  5. #d77974
  6. #de908c
  7. #e4a6a3
  8. #ebbcba
  9. #f2d2d1
  10. #f8e9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc2018 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc2018
  2. #b62a22
  3. #b0332d
  4. #aa3d37
  5. #a44642
  6. #9e504c
  7. #985a56
  8. #926361
  9. #8c6d6b
  10. #867676
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e4e4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554b14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6c0c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d00021 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a3e16 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995711 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8001e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc2018 {
  color: #bc2018;
}
Background
.bg-bc2018 {
  background-color: #bc2018;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc2018 {
  border: 2px solid #bc2018;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc2018;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 32 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc2018 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2018, #bc7218);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc2018 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 32 24 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.15 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.56 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.30 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.98 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.76 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.93 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.05 #43dfe7 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bc2018  rgb(188, 32, 24)  hsl(3, 77%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#18b4bc  rgb(24, 180, 188)  hsl(183, 77%, 42%)  Verdigris
#18bc20  rgb(24, 188, 32)  hsl(123, 77%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#2018bc  rgb(32, 24, 188)  hsl(243, 77%, 42%)  Medium Blue