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#BC5239

#bc5239 ≈ Sinopia

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bc5239 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 32.16% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 56.38% magenta, 69.68% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 11.45°, with 53.47% saturation and 48.04% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sinopia (#cb410b), ΔE 7.1.

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Relative luminance0.1702

Complementary

  1. #bc5239
  2. #39a3bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc5239
  2. #39bc94
  3. #3962bc

Analogous

  1. #bc3962
  2. #bc5239
  3. #bc9439

Triadic

  1. #bc5239
  2. #39bc52
  3. #5239bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc5239
  2. #a3bc39
  3. #39a3bc
  4. #5239bc

Square

  1. #bc5239
  2. #62bc39
  3. #39a3bc
  4. #9439bc

Monochromatic

  1. #471f15
  2. #813827
  3. #bc5239
  4. #d3826e
  5. #e5b4a9

Shades

#bc5239 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc5239
  2. #a94a33
  3. #96422e
  4. #843928
  5. #713122
  6. #5e291d
  7. #4b2117
  8. #381911
  9. #26100b
  10. #130806
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc5239 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc5239
  2. #c3634d
  3. #c97561
  4. #d08674
  5. #d79788
  6. #dea99c
  7. #e4bab0
  8. #ebcbc4
  9. #f2dcd7
  10. #f8eeeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc5239 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc5239
  2. #b65740
  3. #b05b47
  4. #aa604e
  5. #a46455
  6. #9e695d
  7. #986e64
  8. #92726b
  9. #8c7772
  10. #867b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #966761 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e6436 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #887b36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce3c4c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #945d37 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a06d37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c74645 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc5239 {
  color: #bc5239;
}
Background
.bg-bc5239 {
  background-color: #bc5239;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc5239 {
  border: 2px solid #bc5239;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc5239;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 82 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 53% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc5239 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc5239, #bc9439);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc5239 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 82 57 / 0.35);
}

#cb410b Sinopia ΔE 7.10 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.11 #b7410e Rust ΔE 7.43 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.46 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 7.46 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.58 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 8.16 #43adc6 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Sinopia
#bc5239  rgb(188, 82, 57)  hsl(11, 53%, 48%)  Sinopia
#39a3bc  rgb(57, 163, 188)  hsl(191, 53%, 48%)  Bondi Blue
#39bc52  rgb(57, 188, 82)  hsl(131, 53%, 48%)  Mantis
#5239bc  rgb(82, 57, 188)  hsl(251, 53%, 48%)  Ocean Blue