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#BC244D

#bc244d ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc244d 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 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.85% magenta, 59.04% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 343.82°, 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 6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 6.16.

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Relative luminance0.1249

Complementary

  1. #bc244d
  2. #24bc93

Split complementary

  1. #bc244d
  2. #24bc47
  3. #2499bc

Analogous

  1. #bc2499
  2. #bc244d
  3. #bc4724

Triadic

  1. #bc244d
  2. #4dbc24
  3. #244dbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc244d
  2. #bc9324
  3. #24bc93
  4. #244dbc

Square

  1. #bc244d
  2. #99bc24
  3. #24bc93
  4. #4724bc

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0b18
  2. #7c1833
  3. #bc244d
  4. #dd4f75
  5. #ea8fa8

Shades

#bc244d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc244d
  2. #a92045
  3. #961d3e
  4. #841936
  5. #71162e
  6. #5e1227
  7. #4b0e1f
  8. #380b17
  9. #26070f
  10. #130408
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc244d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc244d
  2. #c33a5f
  3. #c95071
  4. #d06682
  5. #d77c94
  6. #de92a6
  7. #e4a7b8
  8. #ebbdca
  9. #f2d3db
  10. #f8e9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc244d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc244d
  2. #b62d52
  3. #b03657
  4. #aa405c
  5. #a44961
  6. #9e5267
  7. #985b6c
  8. #926471
  9. #8c6e76
  10. #86777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f515b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504f4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776e49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0036 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89424d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97594b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc244d {
  color: #bc244d;
}
Background
.bg-bc244d {
  background-color: #bc244d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc244d {
  border: 2px solid #bc244d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc244d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 36 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 68% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc244d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc244d, #bc4724);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc244d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 36 77 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.16 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.91 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.13 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.27 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.31 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.39 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.26 #43dbb2 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bc244d  rgb(188, 36, 77)  hsl(344, 68%, 44%)  Cardinal
#24bc93  rgb(36, 188, 147)  hsl(164, 68%, 44%)  Mint
#4dbc24  rgb(77, 188, 36)  hsl(104, 68%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#244dbc  rgb(36, 77, 188)  hsl(224, 68%, 44%)  Sapphire