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#BC252E

#bc252e ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc252e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 14.51% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.32% magenta, 75.53% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 356.42°, with 67.11% saturation and 44.12% 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 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1221

Complementary

  1. #bc252e
  2. #25bcb3

Split complementary

  1. #bc252e
  2. #25bc67
  3. #257abc

Analogous

  1. #bc257a
  2. #bc252e
  3. #bc6725

Triadic

  1. #bc252e
  2. #2ebc25
  3. #252ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc252e
  2. #bcb325
  3. #25bcb3
  4. #252ebc

Square

  1. #bc252e
  2. #7abc25
  3. #25bcb3
  4. #6725bc

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0c0f
  2. #7c181e
  3. #bc252e
  4. #dd5159
  5. #e99196

Shades

#bc252e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc252e
  2. #a92129
  3. #961e25
  4. #841a20
  5. #71161c
  6. #5e1317
  7. #4b0f12
  8. #380b0e
  9. #260709
  10. #130405
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc252e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc252e
  2. #c33b43
  3. #c95158
  4. #d0666d
  5. #d77c82
  6. #de9297
  7. #e4a8ab
  8. #ebbec0
  9. #f2d3d5
  10. #f8e9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc252e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc252e
  2. #b62e36
  3. #b0373e
  4. #aa4047
  5. #a4494f
  6. #9e5357
  7. #985c5f
  8. #926567
  9. #8c6e70
  10. #867778
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5052 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554d2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6e28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a412d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99592b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc252e {
  color: #bc252e;
}
Background
.bg-bc252e {
  background-color: #bc252e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc252e {
  border: 2px solid #bc252e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc252e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 37 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 67% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc252e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc252e, #bc6725);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc252e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 37 46 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.30 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.86 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.93 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.36 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.36 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.42 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.59 #43dad1 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Firebrick
#bc252e  rgb(188, 37, 46)  hsl(356, 67%, 44%)  Firebrick
#25bcb3  rgb(37, 188, 179)  hsl(176, 67%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue
#2ebc25  rgb(46, 188, 37)  hsl(116, 67%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#252ebc  rgb(37, 46, 188)  hsl(236, 67%, 44%)  Persian Blue