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#BD220A

#bd220a ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd220a is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 13.33% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.01% magenta, 94.71% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 8.04°, with 89.95% saturation and 39.02% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 3.76.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.1198

Complementary

  1. #bd220a
  2. #0aa5bd

Split complementary

  1. #bd220a
  2. #0abd7b
  3. #0a4cbd

Analogous

  1. #bd0a4c
  2. #bd220a
  3. #bd7b0a

Triadic

  1. #bd220a
  2. #0abd22
  3. #220abd

Tetradic

  1. #bd220a
  2. #a5bd0a
  3. #0aa5bd
  4. #220abd

Square

  1. #bd220a
  2. #4cbd0a
  3. #0aa5bd
  4. #7b0abd

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0802
  2. #741506
  3. #bd220a
  4. #f33d20
  5. #f77c69

Shades

#bd220a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd220a
  2. #aa1f09
  3. #971b08
  4. #841807
  5. #711406
  6. #5f1105
  7. #4c0e04
  8. #390a03
  9. #260702
  10. #130301
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd220a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd220a
  2. #c43823
  3. #ca4e3b
  4. #d16454
  5. #d77a6c
  6. #de9185
  7. #e5a79d
  8. #ebbdb6
  9. #f2d3ce
  10. #f8e9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd220a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd220a
  2. #b72b16
  3. #b13522
  4. #ab3e2d
  5. #a54839
  6. #9f5145
  7. #985a51
  8. #92645d
  9. #8c6d68
  10. #867774
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f4f4c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564b01 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c6d00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d10020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b3f05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5800 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c90019 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd220a {
  color: #bd220a;
}
Background
.bg-bd220a {
  background-color: #bd220a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd220a {
  border: 2px solid #bd220a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd220a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 34 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 90% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd220a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd220a, #bd7b0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd220a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 34 10 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.76 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.99 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.45 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.90 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.83 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.84 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.20 #42ddf5 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bd220a  rgb(189, 34, 10)  hsl(8, 90%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#0aa5bd  rgb(10, 165, 189)  hsl(188, 90%, 39%)  Bondi Blue
#0abd22  rgb(10, 189, 34)  hsl(128, 90%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#220abd  rgb(34, 10, 189)  hsl(248, 90%, 39%)  Medium Blue