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#BD383B

#bd383b ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd383b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 21.96% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.37% magenta, 68.78% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 358.65°, with 54.29% saturation and 48.04% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1396

Complementary

  1. #bd383b
  2. #38bdba

Split complementary

  1. #bd383b
  2. #38bd78
  3. #387dbd

Analogous

  1. #bd387d
  2. #bd383b
  3. #bd7838

Triadic

  1. #bd383b
  2. #3bbd38
  3. #383bbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd383b
  2. #bdba38
  3. #38bdba
  4. #383bbd

Square

  1. #bd383b
  2. #7dbd38
  3. #38bdba
  4. #7838bd

Monochromatic

  1. #471516
  2. #822729
  3. #bd383b
  4. #d46e70
  5. #e5a9aa

Shades

#bd383b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd383b
  2. #aa3235
  3. #972d2f
  4. #842729
  5. #712223
  6. #5f1c1e
  7. #4c1618
  8. #391112
  9. #260b0c
  10. #130606
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd383b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd383b
  2. #c44c4f
  3. #ca6062
  4. #d17476
  5. #d78889
  6. #de9c9d
  7. #e5afb1
  8. #ebc3c4
  9. #f2d7d8
  10. #f8ebeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd383b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd383b
  2. #b73f42
  3. #b14649
  4. #ab4e50
  5. #a55557
  6. #9f5c5e
  7. #986364
  8. #926a6b
  9. #8c7272
  10. #867979
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92595a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d563a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7337 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d00b3b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e4c3a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c6139 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8243b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd383b {
  color: #bd383b;
}
Background
.bg-bd383b {
  background-color: #bd383b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd383b {
  border: 2px solid #bd383b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd383b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 56 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 54% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd383b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd383b, #bd7838);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd383b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 56 59 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.65 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.81 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.59 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.61 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.83 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.93 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.17 #42c7c4 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#bd383b  rgb(189, 56, 59)  hsl(359, 54%, 48%)  Persian Red
#38bdba  rgb(56, 189, 186)  hsl(179, 54%, 48%)  Tiffany Blue
#3bbd38  rgb(59, 189, 56)  hsl(119, 54%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#383bbd  rgb(56, 59, 189)  hsl(239, 54%, 48%)  Persian Blue