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#BC445C

#bc445c ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc445c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 26.67% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.83% magenta, 51.06% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 348°, with 47.24% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.37.

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Relative luminance0.156

Complementary

  1. #bc445c
  2. #44bca4

Split complementary

  1. #bc445c
  2. #44bc68
  3. #4498bc

Analogous

  1. #bc4498
  2. #bc445c
  3. #bc6844

Triadic

  1. #bc445c
  2. #5cbc44
  3. #445cbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc445c
  2. #bca444
  3. #44bca4
  4. #445cbc

Square

  1. #bc445c
  2. #98bc44
  3. #44bca4
  4. #6844bc

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1b25
  2. #842f40
  3. #bc445c
  4. #d07c8d
  5. #e4b5be

Shades

#bc445c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc445c
  2. #a93d53
  3. #96364a
  4. #843040
  5. #712937
  6. #5e222e
  7. #4b1b25
  8. #38141c
  9. #260e12
  10. #130709
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc445c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc445c
  2. #c3576c
  3. #c9697d
  4. #d07c8d
  5. #d78f9d
  6. #dea2ae
  7. #e4b4be
  8. #ebc7ce
  9. #f2dade
  10. #f8ecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc445c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc445c
  2. #b64a60
  3. #b05063
  4. #aa5667
  5. #a45c6a
  6. #9e626e
  7. #986872
  8. #926e75
  9. #8c7479
  10. #867a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #946067 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5f5c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7759 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd314d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e555c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b665a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c63954 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc445c {
  color: #bc445c;
}
Background
.bg-bc445c {
  background-color: #bc445c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc445c {
  border: 2px solid #bc445c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc445c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 68 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 47% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc445c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc445c, #bc6844);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc445c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 68 92 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.37 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.11 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.65 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.93 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.98 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.56 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.00 #43bba3 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bc445c  rgb(188, 68, 92)  hsl(348, 47%, 50%)  Brick Red
#44bca4  rgb(68, 188, 164)  hsl(168, 47%, 50%)  Medium Aquamarine
#5cbc44  rgb(92, 188, 68)  hsl(108, 47%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#445cbc  rgb(68, 92, 188)  hsl(228, 47%, 50%)  Sapphire