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#BC5153

#bc5153 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc5153 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 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 56.91% magenta, 55.85% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 358.88°, with 44.4% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.35.

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Relative luminance0.172

Complementary

  1. #bc5153
  2. #51bcba

Split complementary

  1. #bc5153
  2. #51bc85
  3. #5189bc

Analogous

  1. #bc5189
  2. #bc5153
  3. #bc8551

Triadic

  1. #bc5153
  2. #53bc51
  3. #5153bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc5153
  2. #bcba51
  3. #51bcba
  4. #5153bc

Square

  1. #bc5153
  2. #89bc51
  3. #51bcba
  4. #8551bc

Monochromatic

  1. #542021
  2. #8b3637
  3. #bc5153
  4. #d1888a
  5. #e7bfc0

Shades

#bc5153 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc5153
  2. #a9494b
  3. #964142
  4. #84393a
  5. #713132
  6. #5e292a
  7. #4b2021
  8. #381819
  9. #261011
  10. #130808
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc5153 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc5153
  2. #c36264
  3. #c97475
  4. #d08587
  5. #d79798
  6. #dea8a9
  7. #e4b9ba
  8. #ebcbcb
  9. #f2dcdd
  10. #f8eeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc5153 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc5153
  2. #b65658
  3. #b05a5c
  4. #aa5f61
  5. #a46465
  6. #9e696a
  7. #986d6e
  8. #927273
  9. #8c7777
  10. #867b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #966768 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a6552 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857c51 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd3f53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #925e53 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e6d52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c64753 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc5153 {
  color: #bc5153;
}
Background
.bg-bc5153 {
  background-color: #bc5153;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc5153 {
  border: 2px solid #bc5153;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc5153;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 81 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 44% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc5153 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc5153, #bc8551);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc5153 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 81 83 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.35 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 4.93 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.82 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.54 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.87 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 8.05 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.08 #43aeac Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bc5153  rgb(188, 81, 83)  hsl(359, 44%, 53%)  Brick Red
#51bcba  rgb(81, 188, 186)  hsl(179, 44%, 53%)  Verdigris
#53bc51  rgb(83, 188, 81)  hsl(119, 44%, 53%)  Mantis
#5153bc  rgb(81, 83, 188)  hsl(239, 44%, 53%)  Iris