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#BD3F4B

#bd3f4b ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bd3f4b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 24.71% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 60.32% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 354.29°, with 50% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.37.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1488

Complementary

  1. #bd3f4b
  2. #3fbdb1

Split complementary

  1. #bd3f4b
  2. #3fbd72
  3. #3f8abd

Analogous

  1. #bd3f8a
  2. #bd3f4b
  3. #bd723f

Triadic

  1. #bd3f4b
  2. #4bbd3f
  3. #3f4bbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd3f4b
  2. #bdb13f
  3. #3fbdb1
  4. #3f4bbd

Square

  1. #bd3f4b
  2. #8abd3f
  3. #3fbdb1
  4. #723fbd

Monochromatic

  1. #4a191d
  2. #842c34
  3. #bd3f4b
  4. #d27780
  5. #e5b0b5

Shades

#bd3f4b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd3f4b
  2. #aa3944
  3. #97323c
  4. #842c35
  5. #71262d
  6. #5f2026
  7. #4c191e
  8. #391317
  9. #260d0f
  10. #130608
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd3f4b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd3f4b
  2. #c4525d
  3. #ca656f
  4. #d17981
  5. #d78c93
  6. #de9fa5
  7. #e5b2b7
  8. #ebc5c9
  9. #f2d9db
  10. #f8eced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd3f4b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd3f4b
  2. #b74650
  3. #b14c56
  4. #ab535b
  5. #a55960
  6. #9f6066
  7. #98666b
  8. #926d70
  9. #8c7375
  10. #867a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935d60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5b4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7548 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf2344 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f514b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c6449 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c83047 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd3f4b {
  color: #bd3f4b;
}
Background
.bg-bd3f4b {
  background-color: #bd3f4b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd3f4b {
  border: 2px solid #bd3f4b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd3f4b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 63 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 50% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd3f4b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd3f4b, #bd723f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd3f4b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 63 75 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.37 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.52 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.16 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.92 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.16 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 8.18 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 8.28 #42c0b4 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bd3f4b  rgb(189, 63, 75)  hsl(354, 50%, 49%)  Brick Red
#3fbdb1  rgb(63, 189, 177)  hsl(174, 50%, 49%)  Tiffany Blue
#4bbd3f  rgb(75, 189, 63)  hsl(114, 50%, 49%)  Kelly Green
#3f4bbd  rgb(63, 75, 189)  hsl(234, 50%, 49%)  Ocean Blue