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#BC313D

#bc313d ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc313d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 19.22% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.94% magenta, 67.55% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 354.82°, with 58.65% saturation and 46.47% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.14.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1322

Complementary

  1. #bc313d
  2. #31bcb0

Split complementary

  1. #bc313d
  2. #31bc6a
  3. #3182bc

Analogous

  1. #bc3182
  2. #bc313d
  3. #bc6a31

Triadic

  1. #bc313d
  2. #3dbc31
  3. #313dbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc313d
  2. #bcb031
  3. #31bcb0
  4. #313dbc

Square

  1. #bc313d
  2. #82bc31
  3. #31bcb0
  4. #6a31bc

Monochromatic

  1. #431116
  2. #7f2129
  3. #bc313d
  4. #d6636d
  5. #e6a0a6

Shades

#bc313d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc313d
  2. #a92c37
  3. #962731
  4. #84222b
  5. #711d25
  6. #5e191f
  7. #4b1418
  8. #380f12
  9. #260a0c
  10. #130506
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc313d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc313d
  2. #c34650
  3. #c95a64
  4. #d06f77
  5. #d7838b
  6. #de989e
  7. #e4adb1
  8. #ebc1c5
  9. #f2d6d8
  10. #f8eaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc313d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc313d
  2. #b63944
  3. #b0414a
  4. #aa4951
  5. #a45158
  6. #9e595f
  7. #986065
  8. #92686c
  9. #8c7073
  10. #867879
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905558 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #59533c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c7139 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c483d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5d3a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c71939 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc313d {
  color: #bc313d;
}
Background
.bg-bc313d {
  background-color: #bc313d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc313d {
  border: 2px solid #bc313d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc313d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 49 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 59% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc313d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc313d, #bc6a31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc313d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 49 61 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.14 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.39 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.54 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.90 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.09 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.09 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.13 #43cec2 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bc313d  rgb(188, 49, 61)  hsl(355, 59%, 46%)  Cardinal
#31bcb0  rgb(49, 188, 176)  hsl(175, 59%, 46%)  Tiffany Blue
#3dbc31  rgb(61, 188, 49)  hsl(115, 59%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#313dbc  rgb(49, 61, 188)  hsl(235, 59%, 46%)  Persian Blue