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#BC2136

#bc2136 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc2136 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 12.94% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.45% magenta, 71.28% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 351.87°, with 70.14% saturation and 43.33% 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 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.68.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1205

Complementary

  1. #bc2136
  2. #21bca7

Split complementary

  1. #bc2136
  2. #21bc59
  3. #2183bc

Analogous

  1. #bc2183
  2. #bc2136
  3. #bc5921

Triadic

  1. #bc2136
  2. #36bc21
  3. #2136bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc2136
  2. #bca721
  3. #21bca7
  4. #2136bc

Square

  1. #bc2136
  2. #83bc21
  3. #21bca7
  4. #5921bc

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0a11
  2. #7b1623
  3. #bc2136
  4. #df4a5e
  5. #eb8b98

Shades

#bc2136 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc2136
  2. #a91e31
  3. #961a2b
  4. #841726
  5. #711420
  6. #5e111b
  7. #4b0d16
  8. #380a10
  9. #26070b
  10. #130305
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc2136 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc2136
  2. #c3374a
  3. #c94d5e
  4. #d06472
  5. #d77a86
  6. #de909b
  7. #e4a6af
  8. #ebbcc3
  9. #f2d3d7
  10. #f8e9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc2136 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc2136
  2. #b62b3d
  3. #b03445
  4. #aa3e4c
  5. #a44754
  6. #9e515b
  7. #985a62
  8. #92646a
  9. #8c6d71
  10. #867779
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f4f53 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524c35 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786d31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a3f36 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985833 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c80030 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc2136 {
  color: #bc2136;
}
Background
.bg-bc2136 {
  background-color: #bc2136;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc2136 {
  border: 2px solid #bc2136;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc2136;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 33 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 70% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc2136 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2136, #bc5921);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc2136 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 33 54 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.68 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.30 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.30 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.63 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.00 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.08 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.23 #43dec9 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bc2136  rgb(188, 33, 54)  hsl(352, 70%, 43%)  Cardinal
#21bca7  rgb(33, 188, 167)  hsl(172, 70%, 43%)  Light Sea Green
#36bc21  rgb(54, 188, 33)  hsl(112, 70%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#2136bc  rgb(33, 54, 188)  hsl(232, 70%, 43%)  Persian Blue