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#BD464D

#bd464d ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bd464d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 27.45% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.96% magenta, 59.26% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 356.47°, with 47.41% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.35.

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Relative luminance0.1573

Complementary

  1. #bd464d
  2. #46bdb6

Split complementary

  1. #bd464d
  2. #46bd7a
  3. #4688bd

Analogous

  1. #bd4688
  2. #bd464d
  3. #bd7a46

Triadic

  1. #bd464d
  2. #4dbd46
  3. #464dbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd464d
  2. #bdb646
  3. #46bdb6
  4. #464dbd

Square

  1. #bd464d
  2. #88bd46
  3. #46bdb6
  4. #7a46bd

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1c1f
  2. #863035
  3. #bd464d
  4. #d17e83
  5. #e5b7b9

Shades

#bd464d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd464d
  2. #aa3f45
  3. #97383e
  4. #843136
  5. #712a2e
  6. #5f2327
  7. #4c1c1f
  8. #391517
  9. #260e0f
  10. #130708
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd464d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd464d
  2. #c4595f
  3. #ca6b71
  4. #d17e82
  5. #d79094
  6. #dea3a6
  7. #e5b5b8
  8. #ebc8ca
  9. #f2dadb
  10. #f8eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd464d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd464d
  2. #b74c52
  3. #b15257
  4. #ab575c
  5. #a55d61
  6. #9f6367
  7. #98696c
  8. #926f71
  9. #8c7476
  10. #867a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #946163 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #645f4c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82784a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf2f49 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90564d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d674b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8394b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd464d {
  color: #bd464d;
}
Background
.bg-bd464d {
  background-color: #bd464d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd464d {
  border: 2px solid #bd464d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd464d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 70 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 47% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd464d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd464d, #bd7a46);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd464d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 70 77 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.35 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.66 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.51 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.59 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.92 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.16 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.19 #42b9b2 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bd464d  rgb(189, 70, 77)  hsl(356, 47%, 51%)  Brick Red
#46bdb6  rgb(70, 189, 182)  hsl(176, 47%, 51%)  Tiffany Blue
#4dbd46  rgb(77, 189, 70)  hsl(116, 47%, 51%)  Kelly Green
#464dbd  rgb(70, 77, 189)  hsl(236, 47%, 51%)  Ocean Blue