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#BC495C

#bc495c ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc495c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 28.63% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.17% magenta, 51.06% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 350.09°, with 46.18% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.73.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1623

Complementary

  1. #bc495c
  2. #49bca9

Split complementary

  1. #bc495c
  2. #49bc70
  3. #4995bc

Analogous

  1. #bc4995
  2. #bc495c
  3. #bc7049

Triadic

  1. #bc495c
  2. #5cbc49
  3. #495cbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc495c
  2. #bca949
  3. #49bca9
  4. #495cbc

Square

  1. #bc495c
  2. #95bc49
  3. #49bca9
  4. #7049bc

Monochromatic

  1. #4f1d25
  2. #873240
  3. #bc495c
  4. #d1818e
  5. #e5b9c0

Shades

#bc495c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc495c
  2. #a94253
  3. #963a4a
  4. #843340
  5. #712c37
  6. #5e252e
  7. #4b1d25
  8. #38161c
  9. #260f12
  10. #130709
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc495c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc495c
  2. #c35b6c
  3. #c96d7d
  4. #d0808d
  5. #d7929d
  6. #dea4ae
  7. #e4b6be
  8. #ebc8ce
  9. #f2dbde
  10. #f8edef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc495c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc495c
  2. #b64f60
  3. #b05463
  4. #aa5a67
  5. #a45f6a
  6. #9e656e
  7. #986a72
  8. #927075
  9. #8c7579
  10. #867b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #956369 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #63615c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807959 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc3750 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f595c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c695a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c63f55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc495c {
  color: #bc495c;
}
Background
.bg-bc495c {
  background-color: #bc495c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc495c {
  border: 2px solid #bc495c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc495c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 73 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc495c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc495c, #bc7049);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc495c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 73 92 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.73 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.36 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.29 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.43 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.91 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.00 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 8.09 #43b6a3 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bc495c  rgb(188, 73, 92)  hsl(350, 46%, 51%)  Brick Red
#49bca9  rgb(73, 188, 169)  hsl(170, 46%, 51%)  Light Sea Green
#5cbc49  rgb(92, 188, 73)  hsl(110, 46%, 51%)  Mantis
#495cbc  rgb(73, 92, 188)  hsl(230, 46%, 51%)  Sapphire