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#BC274C

#bc274c ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc274c 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 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.26% magenta, 59.57% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 345.1°, 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 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.59.

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Relative luminance0.1266

Complementary

  1. #bc274c
  2. #27bc97

Split complementary

  1. #bc274c
  2. #27bc4c
  3. #2797bc

Analogous

  1. #bc2797
  2. #bc274c
  3. #bc4c27

Triadic

  1. #bc274c
  2. #4cbc27
  3. #274cbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc274c
  2. #bc9727
  3. #27bc97
  4. #274cbc

Square

  1. #bc274c
  2. #97bc27
  3. #27bc97
  4. #4c27bc

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0d19
  2. #7d1a32
  3. #bc274c
  4. #dc5476
  5. #e993a9

Shades

#bc274c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc274c
  2. #a92344
  3. #961f3d
  4. #841b35
  5. #71172e
  6. #5e1426
  7. #4b101e
  8. #380c17
  9. #26080f
  10. #130408
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc274c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc274c
  2. #c33d5e
  3. #c95270
  4. #d06882
  5. #d77d94
  6. #de93a6
  7. #e4a9b7
  8. #ebbec9
  9. #f2d4db
  10. #f8e9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc274c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc274c
  2. #b63051
  3. #b03956
  4. #aa425c
  5. #a44b61
  6. #9e5466
  7. #985c6b
  8. #926570
  9. #8c6e76
  10. #86777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.94:1 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 #51504c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776f48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89434c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985a4a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70740 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc274c {
  color: #bc274c;
}
Background
.bg-bc274c {
  background-color: #bc274c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc274c {
  border: 2px solid #bc274c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc274c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 39 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 66% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc274c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc274c, #bc4c27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc274c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 39 76 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.59 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.42 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.16 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.20 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.38 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.64 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.18 #43d8b3 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bc274c  rgb(188, 39, 76)  hsl(345, 66%, 45%)  Cardinal
#27bc97  rgb(39, 188, 151)  hsl(165, 66%, 45%)  Mint
#4cbc27  rgb(76, 188, 39)  hsl(105, 66%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#274cbc  rgb(39, 76, 188)  hsl(225, 66%, 45%)  Sapphire