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#BD321B

#bd321b ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd321b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 19.61% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.54% magenta, 85.71% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 8.52°, with 75% saturation and 42.35% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 3.94.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1318

Complementary

  1. #bd321b
  2. #1ba6bd

Split complementary

  1. #bd321b
  2. #1bbd83
  3. #1b55bd

Analogous

  1. #bd1b55
  2. #bd321b
  3. #bd831b

Triadic

  1. #bd321b
  2. #1bbd32
  3. #321bbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd321b
  2. #a6bd1b
  3. #1ba6bd
  4. #321bbd

Square

  1. #bd321b
  2. #55bd1b
  3. #1ba6bd
  4. #831bbd

Monochromatic

  1. #370f08
  2. #7a2011
  3. #bd321b
  4. #e45841
  5. #ed9384

Shades

#bd321b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd321b
  2. #aa2d18
  3. #972816
  4. #842313
  5. #711e10
  6. #5f190e
  7. #4c140b
  8. #390f08
  9. #260a05
  10. #130503
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd321b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd321b
  2. #c44732
  3. #ca5b49
  4. #d1705f
  5. #d78476
  6. #de998d
  7. #e5ada4
  8. #ebc2bb
  9. #f2d6d1
  10. #f8ebe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd321b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd321b
  2. #b73a25
  3. #b1422f
  4. #ab4939
  5. #a55143
  6. #9f594e
  7. #986158
  8. #926962
  9. #8c706c
  10. #867876
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915552 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5216 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7112 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e4718 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c5e16 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c91528 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd321b {
  color: #bd321b;
}
Background
.bg-bd321b {
  background-color: #bd321b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd321b {
  border: 2px solid #bd321b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd321b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 50 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 75% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd321b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd321b, #bd831b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd321b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 50 27 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.94 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.50 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.13 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.15 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.59 #b7410e Rust ΔE 5.75 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.77 #42cde4 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bd321b  rgb(189, 50, 27)  hsl(9, 75%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#1ba6bd  rgb(27, 166, 189)  hsl(189, 75%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#1bbd32  rgb(27, 189, 50)  hsl(129, 75%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#321bbd  rgb(50, 27, 189)  hsl(249, 75%, 42%)  Medium Blue