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#BC3756

#bc3756 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc3756 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 21.57% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.74% magenta, 54.26% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 346.02°, with 54.73% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 5.32.

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Relative luminance0.141

Complementary

  1. #bc3756
  2. #37bc9d

Split complementary

  1. #bc3756
  2. #37bc5b
  3. #3798bc

Analogous

  1. #bc3798
  2. #bc3756
  3. #bc5b37

Triadic

  1. #bc3756
  2. #56bc37
  3. #3756bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc3756
  2. #bc9d37
  3. #37bc9d
  4. #3756bc

Square

  1. #bc3756
  2. #98bc37
  3. #37bc9d
  4. #5b37bc

Monochromatic

  1. #461420
  2. #81263b
  3. #bc3756
  4. #d46c84
  5. #e5a7b5

Shades

#bc3756 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc3756
  2. #a9324d
  3. #962c45
  4. #84273c
  5. #712134
  6. #5e1c2b
  7. #4b1622
  8. #38111a
  9. #260b11
  10. #130609
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc3756 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc3756
  2. #c34b67
  3. #c95f78
  4. #d07389
  5. #d7879a
  6. #de9bab
  7. #e4afbb
  8. #ebc3cc
  9. #f2d7dd
  10. #f8ebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc3756 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc3756
  2. #b63e5a
  3. #b0465e
  4. #aa4d63
  5. #a45467
  6. #9e5c6b
  7. #98636f
  8. #926a73
  9. #8c7178
  10. #86797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925962 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #585856 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b7353 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd1944 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4d56 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #996054 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7284c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc3756 {
  color: #bc3756;
}
Background
.bg-bc3756 {
  background-color: #bc3756;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc3756 {
  border: 2px solid #bc3756;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc3756;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 55 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 55% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc3756 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc3756, #bc5b37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc3756 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 55 86 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.32 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.31 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.43 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.65 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.69 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.22 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.88 #43c8a9 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bc3756  rgb(188, 55, 86)  hsl(346, 55%, 48%)  Brick Red
#37bc9d  rgb(55, 188, 157)  hsl(166, 55%, 48%)  Mint
#56bc37  rgb(86, 188, 55)  hsl(106, 55%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#3756bc  rgb(55, 86, 188)  hsl(226, 55%, 48%)  Sapphire