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#BC2804

#bc2804 ≈ Rosso Corsa

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc2804 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 15.69% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.72% magenta, 97.87% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 11.74°, with 95.83% saturation and 37.65% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rosso Corsa (#d40000), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.1222

Complementary

  1. #bc2804
  2. #0498bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc2804
  2. #04bc84
  3. #043cbc

Analogous

  1. #bc043c
  2. #bc2804
  3. #bc8404

Triadic

  1. #bc2804
  2. #04bc28
  3. #2804bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc2804
  2. #98bc04
  3. #0498bc
  4. #2804bc

Square

  1. #bc2804
  2. #3cbc04
  3. #0498bc
  4. #8404bc

Monochromatic

  1. #260801
  2. #711802
  3. #bc2804
  4. #fa4013
  5. #fc7c5d

Shades

#bc2804 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc2804
  2. #a92404
  3. #962003
  4. #841c03
  5. #711802
  6. #5e1402
  7. #4b1002
  8. #380c01
  9. #260801
  10. #130400
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc2804 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc2804
  2. #c33e1d
  3. #c95336
  4. #d0694f
  5. #d77e68
  6. #de9482
  7. #e4a99b
  8. #ebbfb4
  9. #f2d4cd
  10. #f8eae6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc2804 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc2804
  2. #b63110
  3. #b03a1d
  4. #aa4229
  5. #a44b36
  6. #9e5442
  7. #985d4e
  8. #92665b
  9. #8c6e67
  10. #867774
  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 #8f514d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #584d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c6e00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d00024 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c4100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5a00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8001b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc2804 {
  color: #bc2804;
}
Background
.bg-bc2804 {
  background-color: #bc2804;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc2804 {
  border: 2px solid #bc2804;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc2804;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 40 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 96% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc2804 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2804, #bc8404);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc2804 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 40 4 / 0.35);
}

#d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.44 #b7410e Rust ΔE 4.82 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.00 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.27 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 5.75 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.33 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.33 #43d7fb Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Rosso Corsa
#bc2804  rgb(188, 40, 4)  hsl(12, 96%, 38%)  Rosso Corsa
#0498bc  rgb(4, 152, 188)  hsl(192, 96%, 38%)  Bondi Blue
#04bc28  rgb(4, 188, 40)  hsl(132, 96%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#2804bc  rgb(40, 4, 188)  hsl(252, 96%, 38%)  Medium Blue