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#BC323E

#bc323e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc323e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 19.61% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.4% magenta, 67.02% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 354.78°, with 57.98% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.21.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1332

Complementary

  1. #bc323e
  2. #32bcb0

Split complementary

  1. #bc323e
  2. #32bc6b
  3. #3283bc

Analogous

  1. #bc3283
  2. #bc323e
  3. #bc6b32

Triadic

  1. #bc323e
  2. #3ebc32
  3. #323ebc

Tetradic

  1. #bc323e
  2. #bcb032
  3. #32bcb0
  4. #323ebc

Square

  1. #bc323e
  2. #83bc32
  3. #32bcb0
  4. #6b32bc

Monochromatic

  1. #431216
  2. #80222a
  3. #bc323e
  4. #d6656e
  5. #e6a1a7

Shades

#bc323e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc323e
  2. #a92d38
  3. #962832
  4. #84232b
  5. #711e25
  6. #5e191f
  7. #4b1419
  8. #380f13
  9. #260a0c
  10. #130506
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc323e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc323e
  2. #c34751
  3. #c95b65
  4. #d07078
  5. #d7848b
  6. #de999f
  7. #e4adb2
  8. #ebc2c5
  9. #f2d6d8
  10. #f8ebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc323e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc323e
  2. #b63a45
  3. #b0424b
  4. #aa4952
  5. #a45158
  6. #9e595f
  7. #986166
  8. #92696c
  9. #8c7073
  10. #867879
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915659 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #59533d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c713a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c483e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5e3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c71b3a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc323e {
  color: #bc323e;
}
Background
.bg-bc323e {
  background-color: #bc323e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc323e {
  border: 2px solid #bc323e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc323e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 50 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 58% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc323e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc323e, #bc6b32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc323e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 50 62 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.21 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.48 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.54 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.93 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.05 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.25 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.25 #43cdc1 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bc323e  rgb(188, 50, 62)  hsl(355, 58%, 47%)  Cardinal
#32bcb0  rgb(50, 188, 176)  hsl(175, 58%, 47%)  Tiffany Blue
#3ebc32  rgb(62, 188, 50)  hsl(115, 58%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#323ebc  rgb(50, 62, 188)  hsl(235, 58%, 47%)  Persian Blue