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#BD4142

#bd4142 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bd4142 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 25.49% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65.61% magenta, 65.08% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 359.52°, with 48.82% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1499

Complementary

  1. #bd4142
  2. #41bdbc

Split complementary

  1. #bd4142
  2. #41bd7e
  3. #4180bd

Analogous

  1. #bd4180
  2. #bd4142
  3. #bd7e41

Triadic

  1. #bd4142
  2. #42bd41
  3. #4142bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd4142
  2. #bdbc41
  3. #41bdbc
  4. #4142bd

Square

  1. #bd4142
  2. #80bd41
  3. #41bdbc
  4. #7e41bd

Monochromatic

  1. #4b1a1a
  2. #842d2e
  3. #bd4142
  4. #d1797a
  5. #e5b2b3

Shades

#bd4142 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd4142
  2. #aa3b3b
  3. #973435
  4. #842e2e
  5. #712728
  6. #5f2121
  7. #4c1a1a
  8. #391414
  9. #260d0d
  10. #130707
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd4142 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd4142
  2. #c45455
  3. #ca6768
  4. #d17a7b
  5. #d78d8e
  6. #dea0a1
  7. #e5b3b3
  8. #ebc6c6
  9. #f2d9d9
  10. #f8ecec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd4142 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd4142
  2. #b74748
  3. #b14e4e
  4. #ab5455
  5. #a55a5b
  6. #9f6161
  7. #986767
  8. #926d6d
  9. #8c7374
  10. #867a7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935e5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625b41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81763f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf2443 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f5241 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d6540 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c83242 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd4142 {
  color: #bd4142;
}
Background
.bg-bd4142 {
  background-color: #bd4142;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd4142 {
  border: 2px solid #bd4142;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd4142;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 65 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 49% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd4142 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd4142, #bd7e41);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd4142 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 65 66 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.18 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.89 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.56 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.72 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.90 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 7.18 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 7.42 #42bebd Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Persian Red
#bd4142  rgb(189, 65, 66)  hsl(360, 49%, 50%)  Persian Red
#41bdbc  rgb(65, 189, 188)  hsl(180, 49%, 50%)  Tiffany Blue
#42bd41  rgb(66, 189, 65)  hsl(120, 49%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#4142bd  rgb(65, 66, 189)  hsl(240, 49%, 50%)  Ocean Blue