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#BC243E

#bc243e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc243e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 14.12% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.85% magenta, 67.02% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 349.74°, with 67.86% saturation and 43.92% 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 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.97.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.123

Complementary

  1. #bc243e
  2. #24bca2

Split complementary

  1. #bc243e
  2. #24bc56
  3. #248abc

Analogous

  1. #bc248a
  2. #bc243e
  3. #bc5624

Triadic

  1. #bc243e
  2. #3ebc24
  3. #243ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc243e
  2. #bca224
  3. #24bca2
  4. #243ebc

Square

  1. #bc243e
  2. #8abc24
  3. #24bca2
  4. #5624bc

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0b14
  2. #7c1829
  3. #bc243e
  4. #dd4f67
  5. #ea8f9f

Shades

#bc243e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc243e
  2. #a92038
  3. #961d32
  4. #84192b
  5. #711625
  6. #5e121f
  7. #4b0e19
  8. #380b13
  9. #26070c
  10. #130406
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc243e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc243e
  2. #c33a51
  3. #c95065
  4. #d06678
  5. #d77c8b
  6. #de929f
  7. #e4a7b2
  8. #ebbdc5
  9. #f2d3d8
  10. #f8e9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc243e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc243e
  2. #b62d45
  3. #b0364b
  4. #aa4052
  5. #a44958
  6. #9e525f
  7. #985b66
  8. #92646c
  9. #8c6e73
  10. #867779
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5056 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524e3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786e39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a413e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98593b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc243e {
  color: #bc243e;
}
Background
.bg-bc243e {
  background-color: #bc243e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc243e {
  border: 2px solid #bc243e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc243e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 36 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 68% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc243e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc243e, #bc5624);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc243e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 36 62 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.97 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.15 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.34 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.65 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.83 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.83 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.63 #43dbc1 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bc243e  rgb(188, 36, 62)  hsl(350, 68%, 44%)  Cardinal
#24bca2  rgb(36, 188, 162)  hsl(170, 68%, 44%)  Jungle Green
#3ebc24  rgb(62, 188, 36)  hsl(110, 68%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#243ebc  rgb(36, 62, 188)  hsl(230, 68%, 44%)  Persian Blue