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#BC4935

#bc4935 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc4935 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 28.63% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.17% magenta, 71.81% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 8.89°, with 56.02% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 5.08.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1571

Complementary

  1. #bc4935
  2. #35a8bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc4935
  2. #35bc8c
  3. #3564bc

Analogous

  1. #bc3564
  2. #bc4935
  3. #bc8c35

Triadic

  1. #bc4935
  2. #35bc49
  3. #4935bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc4935
  2. #a8bc35
  3. #35a8bc
  4. #4935bc

Square

  1. #bc4935
  2. #64bc35
  3. #35a8bc
  4. #8c35bc

Monochromatic

  1. #451b13
  2. #803224
  3. #bc4935
  4. #d57969
  5. #e5aea4

Shades

#bc4935 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc4935
  2. #a94230
  3. #963a2a
  4. #843325
  5. #712c20
  6. #5e251b
  7. #4b1d15
  8. #381610
  9. #260f0b
  10. #130705
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc4935 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc4935
  2. #c35b49
  3. #c96d5d
  4. #d08072
  5. #d79286
  6. #dea49a
  7. #e4b6ae
  8. #ebc8c2
  9. #f2dbd7
  10. #f8edeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc4935 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc4935
  2. #b64f3d
  3. #b05444
  4. #aa5a4c
  5. #a45f53
  6. #9e655b
  7. #986a62
  8. #92706a
  9. #8c7571
  10. #867b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94625d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #685f32 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857832 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce2e45 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #915733 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e6833 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c73b3f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc4935 {
  color: #bc4935;
}
Background
.bg-bc4935 {
  background-color: #bc4935;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc4935 {
  border: 2px solid #bc4935;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc4935;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 73 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 56% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc4935 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc4935, #bc8c35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc4935 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 73 53 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.08 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.32 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.92 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 7.44 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.47 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 7.47 #b7410e Rust ΔE 7.58 #43b6ca Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Persian Red
#bc4935  rgb(188, 73, 53)  hsl(9, 56%, 47%)  Persian Red
#35a8bc  rgb(53, 168, 188)  hsl(189, 56%, 47%)  Bondi Blue
#35bc49  rgb(53, 188, 73)  hsl(129, 56%, 47%)  Lime Green
#4935bc  rgb(73, 53, 188)  hsl(249, 56%, 47%)  Ocean Blue