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#BD331F

#bd331f ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd331f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 20% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.02% magenta, 83.6% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 7.59°, with 71.82% saturation and 43.14% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 3.72.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1329

Complementary

  1. #bd331f
  2. #1fa9bd

Split complementary

  1. #bd331f
  2. #1fbd82
  3. #1f5abd

Analogous

  1. #bd1f5a
  2. #bd331f
  3. #bd821f

Triadic

  1. #bd331f
  2. #1fbd33
  3. #331fbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd331f
  2. #a9bd1f
  3. #1fa9bd
  4. #331fbd

Square

  1. #bd331f
  2. #5abd1f
  3. #1fa9bd
  4. #821fbd

Monochromatic

  1. #3a1009
  2. #7b2114
  3. #bd331f
  4. #e15b48
  5. #ec9689

Shades

#bd331f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd331f
  2. #aa2e1c
  3. #972919
  4. #842416
  5. #711f13
  6. #5f1a10
  7. #4c140c
  8. #390f09
  9. #260a06
  10. #130503
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd331f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd331f
  2. #c44735
  3. #ca5c4c
  4. #d17062
  5. #d78579
  6. #de998f
  7. #e5ada5
  8. #ebc2bc
  9. #f2d6d2
  10. #f8ebe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd331f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd331f
  2. #b73b29
  3. #b14232
  4. #ab4a3c
  5. #a55246
  6. #9f5a50
  7. #986159
  8. #926963
  9. #8c716d
  10. #867876
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915652 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d531b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7117 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d00030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e481d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c5e1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9182a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd331f {
  color: #bd331f;
}
Background
.bg-bd331f {
  background-color: #bd331f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd331f {
  border: 2px solid #bd331f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd331f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 51 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 72% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd331f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd331f, #bd821f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd331f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 51 31 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.72 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.64 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.81 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.86 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.13 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.14 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.63 #42cce0 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bd331f  rgb(189, 51, 31)  hsl(8, 72%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#1fa9bd  rgb(31, 169, 189)  hsl(188, 72%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#1fbd33  rgb(31, 189, 51)  hsl(128, 72%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#331fbd  rgb(51, 31, 189)  hsl(248, 72%, 43%)  Medium Blue