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#BD2E4E

#bd2e4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd2e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 18.04% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.66% magenta, 58.73% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 346.57°, with 60.85% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 5.43.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1332

Complementary

  1. #bd2e4e
  2. #2ebd9d

Split complementary

  1. #bd2e4e
  2. #2ebd55
  3. #2e96bd

Analogous

  1. #bd2e96
  2. #bd2e4e
  3. #bd552e

Triadic

  1. #bd2e4e
  2. #4ebd2e
  3. #2e4ebd

Tetradic

  1. #bd2e4e
  2. #bd9d2e
  3. #2ebd9d
  4. #2e4ebd

Square

  1. #bd2e4e
  2. #96bd2e
  3. #2ebd9d
  4. #552ebd

Monochromatic

  1. #42101b
  2. #7f1f35
  3. #bd2e4e
  4. #d85f7a
  5. #e79dae

Shades

#bd2e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd2e4e
  2. #aa2946
  3. #97253e
  4. #842037
  5. #711c2f
  6. #5f1727
  7. #4c121f
  8. #390e17
  9. #260910
  10. #130508
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd2e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd2e4e
  2. #c44360
  3. #ca5871
  4. #d16d83
  5. #d78295
  6. #de97a7
  7. #e5abb8
  8. #ebc0ca
  9. #f2d5dc
  10. #f8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd2e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd2e4e
  2. #b73653
  3. #b13e58
  4. #ab475d
  5. #a54f62
  6. #9f5767
  7. #985f6c
  8. #926771
  9. #8c7076
  10. #86787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91555d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #55534e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a714a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b474e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995d4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c81844 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd2e4e {
  color: #bd2e4e;
}
Background
.bg-bd2e4e {
  background-color: #bd2e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd2e4e {
  border: 2px solid #bd2e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd2e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 46 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd2e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd2e4e, #bd552e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd2e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 46 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.43 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.44 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.85 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.98 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.51 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.54 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.77 #42d1b1 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bd2e4e  rgb(189, 46, 78)  hsl(347, 61%, 46%)  Brick Red
#2ebd9d  rgb(46, 189, 157)  hsl(167, 61%, 46%)  Mint
#4ebd2e  rgb(78, 189, 46)  hsl(107, 61%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#2e4ebd  rgb(46, 78, 189)  hsl(227, 61%, 46%)  Sapphire