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#BC244C

#bc244c ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc244c is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 14.12% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.85% magenta, 59.57% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 344.21°, with 67.86% saturation and 43.92% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.87.

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Relative luminance0.1247

Complementary

  1. #bc244c
  2. #24bc94

Split complementary

  1. #bc244c
  2. #24bc48
  3. #2498bc

Analogous

  1. #bc2498
  2. #bc244c
  3. #bc4824

Triadic

  1. #bc244c
  2. #4cbc24
  3. #244cbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc244c
  2. #bc9424
  3. #24bc94
  4. #244cbc

Square

  1. #bc244c
  2. #98bc24
  3. #24bc94
  4. #4824bc

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0b18
  2. #7c1832
  3. #bc244c
  4. #dd4f75
  5. #ea8fa7

Shades

#bc244c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc244c
  2. #a92044
  3. #961d3d
  4. #841935
  5. #71162e
  6. #5e1226
  7. #4b0e1e
  8. #380b17
  9. #26070f
  10. #130408
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc244c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc244c
  2. #c33a5e
  3. #c95070
  4. #d06682
  5. #d77c94
  6. #de92a6
  7. #e4a7b7
  8. #ebbdc9
  9. #f2d3db
  10. #f8e9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc244c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc244c
  2. #b62d51
  3. #b03656
  4. #aa405c
  5. #a44961
  6. #9e5266
  7. #985b6b
  8. #926470
  9. #8c6e76
  10. #86777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f515b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504f4c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776e48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0036 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89424c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97594a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc244c {
  color: #bc244c;
}
Background
.bg-bc244c {
  background-color: #bc244c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc244c {
  border: 2px solid #bc244c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc244c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 36 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 68% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc244c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc244c, #bc4824);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc244c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 36 76 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.87 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.80 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.11 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.23 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.45 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.53 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.33 #43dbb3 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bc244c  rgb(188, 36, 76)  hsl(344, 68%, 44%)  Cardinal
#24bc94  rgb(36, 188, 148)  hsl(164, 68%, 44%)  Mint
#4cbc24  rgb(76, 188, 36)  hsl(104, 68%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#244cbc  rgb(36, 76, 188)  hsl(224, 68%, 44%)  Sapphire