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#BC361D

#bc361d ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc361d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 21.18% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.28% magenta, 84.57% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 9.43°, with 73.27% saturation and 42.55% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 4.54.

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Relative luminance0.1342

Complementary

  1. #bc361d
  2. #1da3bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc361d
  2. #1dbc85
  3. #1d54bc

Analogous

  1. #bc1d54
  2. #bc361d
  3. #bc851d

Triadic

  1. #bc361d
  2. #1dbc36
  3. #361dbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc361d
  2. #a3bc1d
  3. #1da3bc
  4. #361dbc

Square

  1. #bc361d
  2. #54bc1d
  3. #1da3bc
  4. #851dbc

Monochromatic

  1. #371009
  2. #7a2313
  3. #bc361d
  4. #e25c43
  5. #ec9686

Shades

#bc361d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc361d
  2. #a9311a
  3. #962b17
  4. #842614
  5. #712011
  6. #5e1b0f
  7. #4b160c
  8. #381009
  9. #260b06
  10. #130503
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc361d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc361d
  2. #c34a34
  3. #c95e4a
  4. #d07261
  5. #d78677
  6. #de9b8e
  7. #e4afa5
  8. #ebc3bb
  9. #f2d7d2
  10. #f8ebe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc361d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc361d
  2. #b63d27
  3. #b04531
  4. #aa4c3b
  5. #a45445
  6. #9e5b4f
  7. #986258
  8. #926a62
  9. #8c716c
  10. #867976
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915752 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5418 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7115 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e491a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5f19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c81e2b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc361d {
  color: #bc361d;
}
Background
.bg-bc361d {
  background-color: #bc361d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc361d {
  border: 2px solid #bc361d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc361d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 54 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 73% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc361d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc361d, #bc851d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc361d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 54 29 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.54 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.87 #b7410e Rust ΔE 5.31 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.57 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.62 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.98 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.09 #43c9e2 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bc361d  rgb(188, 54, 29)  hsl(9, 73%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#1da3bc  rgb(29, 163, 188)  hsl(189, 73%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#1dbc36  rgb(29, 188, 54)  hsl(129, 73%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#361dbc  rgb(54, 29, 188)  hsl(249, 73%, 43%)  Medium Blue