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#BC4E38

#bc4e38 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc4e38 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 30.59% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.51% magenta, 70.21% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 10°, with 54.1% saturation and 47.84% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.1643

Complementary

  1. #bc4e38
  2. #38a6bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc4e38
  2. #38bc90
  3. #3864bc

Analogous

  1. #bc3864
  2. #bc4e38
  3. #bc9038

Triadic

  1. #bc4e38
  2. #38bc4e
  3. #4e38bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc4e38
  2. #a6bc38
  3. #38a6bc
  4. #4e38bc

Square

  1. #bc4e38
  2. #64bc38
  3. #38a6bc
  4. #9038bc

Monochromatic

  1. #461d15
  2. #813626
  3. #bc4e38
  4. #d47e6d
  5. #e5b2a8

Shades

#bc4e38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc4e38
  2. #a94632
  3. #963e2d
  4. #843727
  5. #712f22
  6. #5e271c
  7. #4b1f16
  8. #381711
  9. #26100b
  10. #130806
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc4e38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc4e38
  2. #c3604c
  3. #c97160
  4. #d08374
  5. #d79588
  6. #dea79c
  7. #e4b8af
  8. #ebcac3
  9. #f2dcd7
  10. #f8edeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc4e38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc4e38
  2. #b6533f
  3. #b05846
  4. #aa5d4e
  5. #a46255
  6. #9e675c
  7. #986c63
  8. #92716a
  9. #8c7672
  10. #867b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95655f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c6235 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877a35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce3649 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #935a36 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6b36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c74143 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc4e38 {
  color: #bc4e38;
}
Background
.bg-bc4e38 {
  background-color: #bc4e38;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc4e38 {
  border: 2px solid #bc4e38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc4e38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 78 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 54% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc4e38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc4e38, #bc9038);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc4e38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 78 56 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.99 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.33 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 7.33 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.39 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 7.46 #b7410e Rust ΔE 7.63 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.95 #43b1c7 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#bc4e38  rgb(188, 78, 56)  hsl(10, 54%, 48%)  Persian Red
#38a6bc  rgb(56, 166, 188)  hsl(190, 54%, 48%)  Bondi Blue
#38bc4e  rgb(56, 188, 78)  hsl(130, 54%, 48%)  Mantis
#4e38bc  rgb(78, 56, 188)  hsl(250, 54%, 48%)  Ocean Blue