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#BD4530

#bd4530 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd4530 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 27.06% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.49% magenta, 74.6% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 8.94°, with 59.49% saturation and 46.47% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 4.95.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1529

Complementary

  1. #bd4530
  2. #30a8bd

Split complementary

  1. #bd4530
  2. #30bd8c
  3. #3061bd

Analogous

  1. #bd3061
  2. #bd4530
  3. #bd8c30

Triadic

  1. #bd4530
  2. #30bd45
  3. #4530bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd4530
  2. #a8bd30
  3. #30a8bd
  4. #4530bd

Square

  1. #bd4530
  2. #61bd30
  3. #30a8bd
  4. #8c30bd

Monochromatic

  1. #431811
  2. #802f21
  3. #bd4530
  4. #d77462
  5. #e7aa9f

Shades

#bd4530 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd4530
  2. #aa3e2b
  3. #973726
  4. #843022
  5. #71291d
  6. #5f2318
  7. #4c1c13
  8. #39150e
  9. #260e0a
  10. #130705
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd4530 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd4530
  2. #c45845
  3. #ca6a59
  4. #d17d6e
  5. #d78f83
  6. #dea298
  7. #e5b5ac
  8. #ebc7c1
  9. #f2dad6
  10. #f8ecea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd4530 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd4530
  2. #b74b38
  3. #b15140
  4. #ab5748
  5. #a55d50
  6. #9f6358
  7. #986860
  8. #926e68
  9. #8c7470
  10. #867a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945f5b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665c2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #84772c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d02741 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91542e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e662e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9353b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd4530 {
  color: #bd4530;
}
Background
.bg-bd4530 {
  background-color: #bd4530;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd4530 {
  border: 2px solid #bd4530;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd4530;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 69 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 59% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd4530 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd4530, #bd8c30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd4530 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 69 48 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.95 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.88 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.28 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.59 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.95 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 7.06 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 7.20 #42bacf Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Persian Red
#bd4530  rgb(189, 69, 48)  hsl(9, 59%, 46%)  Persian Red
#30a8bd  rgb(48, 168, 189)  hsl(189, 59%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#30bd45  rgb(48, 189, 69)  hsl(129, 59%, 46%)  Lime Green
#4530bd  rgb(69, 48, 189)  hsl(249, 59%, 46%)  Ocean Blue