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#BC3347

#bc3347 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc3347 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 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.87% magenta, 62.23% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 351.24°, with 57.32% saturation and 46.86% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.32.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1351

Complementary

  1. #bc3347
  2. #33bca8

Split complementary

  1. #bc3347
  2. #33bc63
  3. #338bbc

Analogous

  1. #bc338b
  2. #bc3347
  3. #bc6333

Triadic

  1. #bc3347
  2. #47bc33
  3. #3347bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc3347
  2. #bca833
  3. #33bca8
  4. #3347bc

Square

  1. #bc3347
  2. #8bbc33
  3. #33bca8
  4. #6333bc

Monochromatic

  1. #44121a
  2. #802330
  3. #bc3347
  4. #d56676
  5. #e6a2ac

Shades

#bc3347 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc3347
  2. #a92e40
  3. #962939
  4. #842432
  5. #711f2b
  6. #5e1a24
  7. #4b141c
  8. #380f15
  9. #260a0e
  10. #130507
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc3347 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc3347
  2. #c34759
  3. #c95c6c
  4. #d0707e
  5. #d78591
  6. #de99a3
  7. #e4adb5
  8. #ebc2c8
  9. #f2d6da
  10. #f8ebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc3347 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc3347
  2. #b63b4d
  3. #b04252
  4. #aa4a58
  5. #a4525e
  6. #9e5a64
  7. #986169
  8. #92696f
  9. #8c7175
  10. #86787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91575c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #585547 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b7143 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce023b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c4947 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995e45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c71f40 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc3347 {
  color: #bc3347;
}
Background
.bg-bc3347 {
  background-color: #bc3347;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc3347 {
  border: 2px solid #bc3347;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc3347;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 51 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 57% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc3347 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc3347, #bc6333);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc3347 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 51 71 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.32 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.72 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.37 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.45 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.79 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.95 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 8.16 #43ccb8 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bc3347  rgb(188, 51, 71)  hsl(351, 57%, 47%)  Cardinal
#33bca8  rgb(51, 188, 168)  hsl(171, 57%, 47%)  Light Sea Green
#47bc33  rgb(71, 188, 51)  hsl(111, 57%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#3347bc  rgb(51, 71, 188)  hsl(231, 57%, 47%)  Persian Blue