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#BC2E4E

#bc2e4e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc2e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 18.04% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.53% magenta, 58.51% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 346.48°, with 60.68% saturation and 45.88% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.56.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.132

Complementary

  1. #bc2e4e
  2. #2ebc9c

Split complementary

  1. #bc2e4e
  2. #2ebc55
  3. #2e95bc

Analogous

  1. #bc2e95
  2. #bc2e4e
  3. #bc552e

Triadic

  1. #bc2e4e
  2. #4ebc2e
  3. #2e4ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc2e4e
  2. #bc9c2e
  3. #2ebc9c
  4. #2e4ebc

Square

  1. #bc2e4e
  2. #95bc2e
  3. #2ebc9c
  4. #552ebc

Monochromatic

  1. #41101b
  2. #7f1f34
  3. #bc2e4e
  4. #d85f7a
  5. #e79cad

Shades

#bc2e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc2e4e
  2. #a92946
  3. #96253e
  4. #842037
  5. #711c2f
  6. #5e1727
  7. #4b121f
  8. #380e17
  9. #260910
  10. #130508
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc2e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc2e4e
  2. #c34360
  3. #c95871
  4. #d06d83
  5. #d78295
  6. #de97a7
  7. #e4abb8
  8. #ebc0ca
  9. #f2d5dc
  10. #f8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc2e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc2e4e
  2. #b63653
  3. #b03e58
  4. #aa475d
  5. #a44f62
  6. #9e5767
  7. #985f6c
  8. #926771
  9. #8c7076
  10. #86787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90555d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #54534e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79704a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a474e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985d4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c71844 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc2e4e {
  color: #bc2e4e;
}
Background
.bg-bc2e4e {
  background-color: #bc2e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc2e4e {
  border: 2px solid #bc2e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc2e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 46 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc2e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc2e4e, #bc552e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc2e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 46 78 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.56 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.62 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.98 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.14 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.54 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.64 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.69 #43d1b1 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bc2e4e  rgb(188, 46, 78)  hsl(346, 61%, 46%)  Cardinal
#2ebc9c  rgb(46, 188, 156)  hsl(166, 61%, 46%)  Mint
#4ebc2e  rgb(78, 188, 46)  hsl(106, 61%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#2e4ebc  rgb(46, 78, 188)  hsl(226, 61%, 46%)  Sapphire