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#BC393B

#bc393b ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc393b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 22.35% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.68% magenta, 68.62% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 359.08°, with 53.47% saturation and 48.04% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 3.71.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1393

Complementary

  1. #bc393b
  2. #39bcba

Split complementary

  1. #bc393b
  2. #39bc78
  3. #397dbc

Analogous

  1. #bc397d
  2. #bc393b
  3. #bc7839

Triadic

  1. #bc393b
  2. #3bbc39
  3. #393bbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc393b
  2. #bcba39
  3. #39bcba
  4. #393bbc

Square

  1. #bc393b
  2. #7dbc39
  3. #39bcba
  4. #7839bc

Monochromatic

  1. #471516
  2. #812729
  3. #bc393b
  4. #d36e70
  5. #e5a9aa

Shades

#bc393b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc393b
  2. #a93335
  3. #962e2f
  4. #842829
  5. #712223
  6. #5e1d1e
  7. #4b1718
  8. #381112
  9. #260b0c
  10. #130606
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc393b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc393b
  2. #c34d4f
  3. #c96162
  4. #d07476
  5. #d78889
  6. #de9c9d
  7. #e4b0b1
  8. #ebc4c4
  9. #f2d7d8
  10. #f8ebeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc393b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc393b
  2. #b64042
  3. #b04749
  4. #aa4e50
  5. #a45557
  6. #9e5d5e
  7. #986464
  8. #926b6b
  9. #8c7272
  10. #867979
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91595a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d563a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7337 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce103b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d4c3a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b6139 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7263b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc393b {
  color: #bc393b;
}
Background
.bg-bc393b {
  background-color: #bc393b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc393b {
  border: 2px solid #bc393b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc393b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 57 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 53% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc393b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc393b, #bc7839);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc393b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 57 59 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.71 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.01 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.66 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.76 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.83 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.98 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.08 #43c6c4 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#bc393b  rgb(188, 57, 59)  hsl(359, 53%, 48%)  Persian Red
#39bcba  rgb(57, 188, 186)  hsl(179, 53%, 48%)  Tiffany Blue
#3bbc39  rgb(59, 188, 57)  hsl(119, 53%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#393bbc  rgb(57, 59, 188)  hsl(239, 53%, 48%)  Persian Blue