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#BD4E36

#bd4e36 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd4e36 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 30.59% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.73% magenta, 71.43% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 10.67°, with 55.56% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 6.31.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.1653

Complementary

  1. #bd4e36
  2. #36a5bd

Split complementary

  1. #bd4e36
  2. #36bd92
  3. #3661bd

Analogous

  1. #bd3661
  2. #bd4e36
  3. #bd9236

Triadic

  1. #bd4e36
  2. #36bd4e
  3. #4e36bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd4e36
  2. #a5bd36
  3. #36a5bd
  4. #4e36bd

Square

  1. #bd4e36
  2. #61bd36
  3. #36a5bd
  4. #9236bd

Monochromatic

  1. #461d14
  2. #823525
  3. #bd4e36
  4. #d57e6b
  5. #e6b2a6

Shades

#bd4e36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd4e36
  2. #aa4631
  3. #973e2b
  4. #843726
  5. #712f20
  6. #5f271b
  7. #4c1f16
  8. #391710
  9. #26100b
  10. #130805
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd4e36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd4e36
  2. #c4604a
  3. #ca715e
  4. #d18372
  5. #d79586
  6. #dea79b
  7. #e5b8af
  8. #ebcac3
  9. #f2dcd7
  10. #f8edeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd4e36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd4e36
  2. #b7533d
  3. #b15845
  4. #ab5d4c
  5. #a56254
  6. #9f675b
  7. #986c62
  8. #92716a
  9. #8c7671
  10. #867b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95655f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c6233 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877a33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf3649 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #935b34 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a06b34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c84142 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd4e36 {
  color: #bd4e36;
}
Background
.bg-bd4e36 {
  background-color: #bd4e36;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd4e36 {
  border: 2px solid #bd4e36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd4e36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 78 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 56% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd4e36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd4e36, #bd9236);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd4e36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 78 54 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.31 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.87 #b7410e Rust ΔE 7.15 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.23 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 7.23 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.61 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.84 #42b1c9 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#bd4e36  rgb(189, 78, 54)  hsl(11, 56%, 48%)  Persian Red
#36a5bd  rgb(54, 165, 189)  hsl(191, 56%, 48%)  Bondi Blue
#36bd4e  rgb(54, 189, 78)  hsl(131, 56%, 48%)  Mantis
#4e36bd  rgb(78, 54, 189)  hsl(251, 56%, 48%)  Ocean Blue