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#BC331F

#bc331f ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc331f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 20% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.87% magenta, 83.51% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 7.64°, with 71.69% saturation and 42.94% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 3.76.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1316

Complementary

  1. #bc331f
  2. #1fa8bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc331f
  2. #1fbc81
  3. #1f5abc

Analogous

  1. #bc1f5a
  2. #bc331f
  3. #bc811f

Triadic

  1. #bc331f
  2. #1fbc33
  3. #331fbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc331f
  2. #a8bc1f
  3. #1fa8bc
  4. #331fbc

Square

  1. #bc331f
  2. #5abc1f
  3. #1fa8bc
  4. #811fbc

Monochromatic

  1. #390f09
  2. #7a2114
  3. #bc331f
  4. #e15a47
  5. #eb9589

Shades

#bc331f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc331f
  2. #a92e1c
  3. #962919
  4. #842416
  5. #711f13
  6. #5e1a10
  7. #4b140c
  8. #380f09
  9. #260a06
  10. #130503
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc331f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc331f
  2. #c34735
  3. #c95c4c
  4. #d07062
  5. #d78579
  6. #de998f
  7. #e4ada5
  8. #ebc2bc
  9. #f2d6d2
  10. #f8ebe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc331f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc331f
  2. #b63b29
  3. #b04232
  4. #aa4a3c
  5. #a45246
  6. #9e5a50
  7. #986159
  8. #926963
  9. #8c716d
  10. #867876
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905652 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d521b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7117 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d481d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5e1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8182a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc331f {
  color: #bc331f;
}
Background
.bg-bc331f {
  background-color: #bc331f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc331f {
  border: 2px solid #bc331f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc331f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 51 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 72% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc331f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc331f, #bc811f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc331f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 51 31 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.76 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.72 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.73 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.94 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.00 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.22 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.72 #43cce0 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bc331f  rgb(188, 51, 31)  hsl(8, 72%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#1fa8bc  rgb(31, 168, 188)  hsl(188, 72%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#1fbc33  rgb(31, 188, 51)  hsl(128, 72%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#331fbc  rgb(51, 31, 188)  hsl(248, 72%, 43%)  Medium Blue