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#BC585D

#bc585d ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc585d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 34.51% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.19% magenta, 50.53% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 357°, with 42.74% saturation and 54.12% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 4.35.

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Relative luminance0.1846

Complementary

  1. #bc585d
  2. #58bcb7

Split complementary

  1. #bc585d
  2. #58bc85
  3. #588fbc

Analogous

  1. #bc588f
  2. #bc585d
  3. #bc8558

Triadic

  1. #bc585d
  2. #5dbc58
  3. #585dbc

Tetradic

  1. #bc585d
  2. #bcb758
  3. #58bcb7
  4. #585dbc

Square

  1. #bc585d
  2. #8fbc58
  3. #58bcb7
  4. #8558bc

Monochromatic

  1. #582326
  2. #8e393d
  3. #bc585d
  4. #d28f92
  5. #e8c5c7

Shades

#bc585d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc585d
  2. #a94f54
  3. #96464a
  4. #843e41
  5. #713538
  6. #5e2c2f
  7. #4b2325
  8. #381a1c
  9. #261213
  10. #130909
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc585d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc585d
  2. #c3696d
  3. #c9797d
  4. #d08a8e
  5. #d79b9e
  6. #deacae
  7. #e4bcbe
  8. #ebcdce
  9. #f2dedf
  10. #f8eeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc585d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc585d
  2. #b65c61
  3. #b06064
  4. #aa6468
  5. #a4686b
  6. #9e6c6f
  7. #987072
  8. #927476
  9. #8c7879
  10. #867c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #986c6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e6a5d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877f5b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc4a5a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94645d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f715c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6505b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc585d {
  color: #bc585d;
}
Background
.bg-bc585d {
  background-color: #bc585d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc585d {
  border: 2px solid #bc585d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc585d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 88 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 43% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc585d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc585d, #bc8558);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc585d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 88 93 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 4.35 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.98 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.38 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.85 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 8.42 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.86 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.96 #43a7a2 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Indian Red
#bc585d  rgb(188, 88, 93)  hsl(357, 43%, 54%)  Indian Red
#58bcb7  rgb(88, 188, 183)  hsl(177, 43%, 54%)  Verdigris
#5dbc58  rgb(93, 188, 88)  hsl(117, 43%, 54%)  Mantis
#585dbc  rgb(88, 93, 188)  hsl(237, 43%, 54%)  Slate Blue