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#BC6451

#bc6451 ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bc6451 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 39.22% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 46.81% magenta, 56.91% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 10.65°, 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 6.88.

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Relative luminance0.204

Complementary

  1. #bc6451
  2. #51a9bc

Split complementary

  1. #bc6451
  2. #51bc9a
  3. #5174bc

Analogous

  1. #bc5174
  2. #bc6451
  3. #bc9a51

Triadic

  1. #bc6451
  2. #51bc64
  3. #6451bc

Tetradic

  1. #bc6451
  2. #a9bc51
  3. #51a9bc
  4. #6451bc

Square

  1. #bc6451
  2. #74bc51
  3. #51a9bc
  4. #9a51bc

Monochromatic

  1. #542920
  2. #8b4536
  3. #bc6451
  4. #d19588
  5. #e7c6bf

Shades

#bc6451 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bc6451
  2. #a95a49
  3. #965041
  4. #844639
  5. #713c31
  6. #5e3229
  7. #4b2820
  8. #381e18
  9. #261410
  10. #130a08
  11. #000000

Tints

#bc6451 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bc6451
  2. #c37462
  3. #c98374
  4. #d09385
  5. #d7a297
  6. #deb2a8
  7. #e4c1b9
  8. #ebd1cb
  9. #f2e0dc
  10. #f8f0ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bc6451 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bc6451
  2. #b66756
  3. #b06a5a
  4. #aa6c5f
  5. #a46f64
  6. #9e7269
  7. #98756d
  8. #927872
  9. #8c7a77
  10. #867d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a746e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7a714f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8450 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc555f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #996c50 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a37850 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c65b5a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bc6451 {
  color: #bc6451;
}
Background
.bg-bc6451 {
  background-color: #bc6451;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bc6451 {
  border: 2px solid #bc6451;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bc6451;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 100 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 44% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bc6451 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bc6451, #bc9a51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bc6451 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 100 81 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.88 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.08 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 8.48 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 9.08 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 9.08 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 10.44 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 10.47 #439bae Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Indian Red
#bc6451  rgb(188, 100, 81)  hsl(11, 44%, 53%)  Indian Red
#51a9bc  rgb(81, 169, 188)  hsl(191, 44%, 53%)  Moonstone Blue
#51bc64  rgb(81, 188, 100)  hsl(131, 44%, 53%)  Emerald
#6451bc  rgb(100, 81, 188)  hsl(251, 44%, 53%)  Iris