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#BC2402

#bc2402 ≈ Rosso Corsa

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc2402 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 14.12% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.85% magenta, 98.94% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 10.97°, with 97.89% saturation and 37.25% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rosso Corsa (#d40000), ΔE 4.39.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.1196

Complementary

  1. #bc2402
  2. #029abc

Split complementary

  1. #bc2402
  2. #02bc81
  3. #023dbc

Analogous

  1. #bc023d
  2. #bc2402
  3. #bc8102

Triadic

  1. #bc2402
  2. #02bc24
  3. #2402bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc2402
  2. #9abc02
  3. #029abc
  4. #2402bc

Square

  1. #bc2402
  2. #3dbc02
  3. #029abc
  4. #8102bc

Monochromatic

  1. #250700
  2. #701601
  3. #bc2402
  4. #fc3a0e
  5. #fd785a

Shades

#bc2402 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc2402
  2. #a92002
  3. #961d02
  4. #841901
  5. #711601
  6. #5e1201
  7. #4b0e01
  8. #380b01
  9. #260700
  10. #130400
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc2402 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc2402
  2. #c33a1b
  3. #c95035
  4. #d0664e
  5. #d77c67
  6. #de9281
  7. #e4a79a
  8. #ebbdb3
  9. #f2d3cc
  10. #f8e9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc2402 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc2402
  2. #b62d0f
  3. #b0361b
  4. #aa4028
  5. #a44934
  6. #9e5241
  7. #985b4e
  8. #92645a
  9. #8c6e67
  10. #867773
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f4f4c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #574c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b6d00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d00020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b3f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5800 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c80018 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc2402 {
  color: #bc2402;
}
Background
.bg-bc2402 {
  background-color: #bc2402;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc2402 {
  border: 2px solid #bc2402;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc2402;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 36 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 98% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc2402 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2402, #bc8102);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc2402 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 36 2 / 0.35);
}

#d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.39 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.68 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.06 #b7410e Rust ΔE 5.28 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.08 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 6.20 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.78 #43dbfd Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Rosso Corsa
#bc2402  rgb(188, 36, 2)  hsl(11, 98%, 37%)  Rosso Corsa
#029abc  rgb(2, 154, 188)  hsl(191, 98%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#02bc24  rgb(2, 188, 36)  hsl(131, 98%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#2402bc  rgb(36, 2, 188)  hsl(251, 98%, 37%)  Medium Blue