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#BD5158

#bd5158 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bd5158 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 31.76% green and 34.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.14% magenta, 53.44% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 356.11°, with 45% saturation and 52.94% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.1741

Complementary

  1. #bd5158
  2. #51bdb6

Split complementary

  1. #bd5158
  2. #51bd80
  3. #518ebd

Analogous

  1. #bd518e
  2. #bd5158
  3. #bd8051

Triadic

  1. #bd5158
  2. #58bd51
  3. #5158bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd5158
  2. #bdb651
  3. #51bdb6
  4. #5158bd

Square

  1. #bd5158
  2. #8ebd51
  3. #51bdb6
  4. #8051bd

Monochromatic

  1. #552024
  2. #8c353b
  3. #bd5158
  4. #d2888d
  5. #e7c0c2

Shades

#bd5158 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd5158
  2. #aa494f
  3. #974146
  4. #84393e
  5. #713135
  6. #5f292c
  7. #4c2023
  8. #39181a
  9. #261012
  10. #130809
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd5158 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd5158
  2. #c46269
  3. #ca7479
  4. #d1858a
  5. #d7979b
  6. #dea8ac
  7. #e5b9bc
  8. #ebcbcd
  9. #f2dcde
  10. #f8eeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd5158 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd5158
  2. #b7565c
  3. #b15a60
  4. #ab5f64
  5. #a56468
  6. #9f696c
  7. #986d70
  8. #927274
  9. #8c7778
  10. #867b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97686a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a6658 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857c56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce4054 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #935e58 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6d57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c74756 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd5158 {
  color: #bd5158;
}
Background
.bg-bd5158 {
  background-color: #bd5158;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd5158 {
  border: 2px solid #bd5158;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd5158;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 81 88;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 45% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd5158 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd5158, #bd8051);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd5158 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 81 88 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.58 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.14 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.68 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.50 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.16 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 8.39 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.45 #42aea7 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bd5158  rgb(189, 81, 88)  hsl(356, 45%, 53%)  Brick Red
#51bdb6  rgb(81, 189, 182)  hsl(176, 45%, 53%)  Verdigris
#58bd51  rgb(88, 189, 81)  hsl(116, 45%, 53%)  Mantis
#5158bd  rgb(81, 88, 189)  hsl(236, 45%, 53%)  Iris