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#BD405E

#bd405e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bd405e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 25.1% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.14% magenta, 50.26% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 345.6°, with 49.41% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 5.35.

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Relative luminance0.1529

Complementary

  1. #bd405e
  2. #40bd9f

Split complementary

  1. #bd405e
  2. #40bd61
  3. #409dbd

Analogous

  1. #bd409d
  2. #bd405e
  3. #bd6140

Triadic

  1. #bd405e
  2. #5ebd40
  3. #405ebd

Tetradic

  1. #bd405e
  2. #bd9f40
  3. #40bd9f
  4. #405ebd

Square

  1. #bd405e
  2. #9dbd40
  3. #40bd9f
  4. #6140bd

Monochromatic

  1. #4b1925
  2. #842d42
  3. #bd405e
  4. #d1788e
  5. #e5b1be

Shades

#bd405e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd405e
  2. #aa3a55
  3. #97334b
  4. #842d42
  5. #712638
  6. #5f202f
  7. #4c1a26
  8. #39131c
  9. #260d13
  10. #130609
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd405e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd405e
  2. #c4536e
  3. #ca667e
  4. #d1798e
  5. #d78c9e
  6. #dea0af
  7. #e5b3bf
  8. #ebc6cf
  9. #f2d9df
  10. #f8ecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd405e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd405e
  2. #b74661
  3. #b14d65
  4. #ab5368
  5. #a55a6c
  6. #9f606f
  7. #986672
  8. #926d76
  9. #8c7379
  10. #867a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945e67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5d5f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d765b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce2b4c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e535e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b655c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c73554 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd405e {
  color: #bd405e;
}
Background
.bg-bd405e {
  background-color: #bd405e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd405e {
  border: 2px solid #bd405e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd405e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 64 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 49% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd405e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd405e, #bd6140);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd405e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 64 94 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.35 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.89 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.91 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.11 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.57 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 6.87 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 6.95 #42bfa1 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bd405e  rgb(189, 64, 94)  hsl(346, 49%, 50%)  Brick Red
#40bd9f  rgb(64, 189, 159)  hsl(166, 49%, 50%)  Mint
#5ebd40  rgb(94, 189, 64)  hsl(106, 49%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#405ebd  rgb(64, 94, 189)  hsl(226, 49%, 50%)  Denim