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#BC274B

#bc274b ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc274b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 15.29% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.26% magenta, 60.11% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 345.5°, with 65.64% saturation and 44.51% 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 5.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.3.

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Relative luminance0.1265

Complementary

  1. #bc274b
  2. #27bc98

Split complementary

  1. #bc274b
  2. #27bc4d
  3. #2796bc

Analogous

  1. #bc2796
  2. #bc274b
  3. #bc4d27

Triadic

  1. #bc274b
  2. #4bbc27
  3. #274bbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc274b
  2. #bc9827
  3. #27bc98
  4. #274bbc

Square

  1. #bc274b
  2. #96bc27
  3. #27bc98
  4. #4d27bc

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0d18
  2. #7d1a32
  3. #bc274b
  4. #dc5475
  5. #e993a8

Shades

#bc274b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc274b
  2. #a92344
  3. #961f3c
  4. #841b35
  5. #71172d
  6. #5e1426
  7. #4b101e
  8. #380c17
  9. #26080f
  10. #130408
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc274b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc274b
  2. #c33d5d
  3. #c9526f
  4. #d06881
  5. #d77d93
  6. #de93a5
  7. #e4a9b7
  8. #ebbec9
  9. #f2d4db
  10. #f8e9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc274b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc274b
  2. #b63050
  3. #b03956
  4. #aa425b
  5. #a44b60
  6. #9e5466
  7. #985c6b
  8. #926570
  9. #8c6e75
  10. #86777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90525b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #52504b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776f47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89434b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985a49 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70740 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc274b {
  color: #bc274b;
}
Background
.bg-bc274b {
  background-color: #bc274b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc274b {
  border: 2px solid #bc274b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc274b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 39 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 66% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc274b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc274b, #bc4d27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc274b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 39 75 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.30 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.33 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.02 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.33 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.47 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.87 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.28 #43d8b4 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bc274b  rgb(188, 39, 75)  hsl(346, 66%, 45%)  Cardinal
#27bc98  rgb(39, 188, 152)  hsl(166, 66%, 45%)  Mint
#4bbc27  rgb(75, 188, 39)  hsl(106, 66%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#274bbc  rgb(39, 75, 188)  hsl(226, 66%, 45%)  Sapphire