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#BC5441

#bc5441 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc5441 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 32.94% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.32% magenta, 65.43% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 9.27°, with 48.62% saturation and 49.61% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 6.56.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.1741

Complementary

  1. #bc5441
  2. #41a9bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc5441
  2. #41bc92
  3. #416bbc

Analogous

  1. #bc416b
  2. #bc5441
  3. #bc9241

Triadic

  1. #bc5441
  2. #41bc54
  3. #5441bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc5441
  2. #a9bc41
  3. #41a9bc
  4. #5441bc

Square

  1. #bc5441
  2. #6bbc41
  3. #41a9bc
  4. #9241bc

Monochromatic

  1. #4a211a
  2. #833b2d
  3. #bc5441
  4. #d18679
  5. #e4bab2

Shades

#bc5441 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc5441
  2. #a94c3b
  3. #964334
  4. #843b2e
  5. #713227
  6. #5e2a21
  7. #4b221a
  8. #381914
  9. #26110d
  10. #130807
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc5441 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc5441
  2. #c36554
  3. #c97667
  4. #d0877a
  5. #d7988d
  6. #deaaa0
  7. #e4bbb3
  8. #ebccc6
  9. #f2ddd9
  10. #f8eeec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc5441 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc5441
  2. #b65847
  3. #b05d4e
  4. #aa6154
  5. #a4665a
  6. #9e6a61
  7. #986e67
  8. #92736d
  9. #8c7773
  10. #867c7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #966963 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f663f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897c3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce4050 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #945f40 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a06e40 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7494a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc5441 {
  color: #bc5441;
}
Background
.bg-bc5441 {
  background-color: #bc5441;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bc5441 {
  border: 2px solid #bc5441;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc5441;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 84 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 49% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc5441 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc5441, #bc9241);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc5441 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 84 65 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.56 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.79 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.33 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 7.33 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.84 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 8.32 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 8.85 #43abbe Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#bc5441  rgb(188, 84, 65)  hsl(9, 49%, 50%)  Persian Red
#41a9bc  rgb(65, 169, 188)  hsl(189, 49%, 50%)  Cadet Blue
#41bc54  rgb(65, 188, 84)  hsl(129, 49%, 50%)  Mantis
#5441bc  rgb(84, 65, 188)  hsl(249, 49%, 50%)  Ocean Blue