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#BC5149

#bc5149 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc5149 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 31.76% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 56.91% magenta, 61.17% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 4.17°, 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 5.56.

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Relative luminance0.1706

Complementary

  1. #bc5149
  2. #49b4bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc5149
  2. #49bc8b
  3. #497bbc

Analogous

  1. #bc497b
  2. #bc5149
  3. #bc8b49

Triadic

  1. #bc5149
  2. #49bc51
  3. #5149bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc5149
  2. #b4bc49
  3. #49b4bc
  4. #5149bc

Square

  1. #bc5149
  2. #7bbc49
  3. #49b4bc
  4. #8b49bc

Monochromatic

  1. #4f211d
  2. #873832
  3. #bc5149
  4. #d18681
  5. #e5bcb9

Shades

#bc5149 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc5149
  2. #a94942
  3. #96413a
  4. #843933
  5. #71312c
  6. #5e2925
  7. #4b201d
  8. #381816
  9. #26100f
  10. #130807
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc5149 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc5149
  2. #c3625b
  3. #c9746d
  4. #d08580
  5. #d79792
  6. #dea8a4
  7. #e4b9b6
  8. #ebcbc8
  9. #f2dcdb
  10. #f8eeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc5149 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc5149
  2. #b6564f
  3. #b05a54
  4. #aa5f5a
  5. #a4645f
  6. #9e6965
  7. #986d6a
  8. #927270
  9. #8c7775
  10. #867b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #966765 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c6548 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877b47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd3d50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #935d48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6d48 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7464d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc5149 {
  color: #bc5149;
}
Background
.bg-bc5149 {
  background-color: #bc5149;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc5149 {
  border: 2px solid #bc5149;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc5149;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 81 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc5149 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc5149, #bc8b49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc5149 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 81 73 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.56 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.76 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.81 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.96 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.79 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 8.28 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 8.28 #43aeb6 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Redwood
#bc5149  rgb(188, 81, 73)  hsl(4, 46%, 51%)  Redwood
#49b4bc  rgb(73, 180, 188)  hsl(184, 46%, 51%)  Verdigris
#49bc51  rgb(73, 188, 81)  hsl(124, 46%, 51%)  Mantis
#5149bc  rgb(81, 73, 188)  hsl(244, 46%, 51%)  Ocean Blue