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#BF0200

#bf0200 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf0200 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 0.78% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.95% magenta, 100% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 0.63°, with 100% saturation and 37.45% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 3.56.

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Relative luminance0.1112

Complementary

  1. #bf0200
  2. #00bdbf

Split complementary

  1. #bf0200
  2. #00bf62
  3. #005dbf

Analogous

  1. #bf005d
  2. #bf0200
  3. #bf6200

Triadic

  1. #bf0200
  2. #00bf02
  3. #0200bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf0200
  2. #bdbf00
  3. #00bdbf
  4. #0200bf

Square

  1. #bf0200
  2. #5dbf00
  3. #00bdbf
  4. #6200bf

Monochromatic

  1. #260000
  2. #720100
  3. #bf0200
  4. #ff0f0c
  5. #ff5b59

Shades

#bf0200 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf0200
  2. #ac0200
  3. #990200
  4. #860100
  5. #730100
  6. #600100
  7. #4c0100
  8. #390100
  9. #260000
  10. #130000
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf0200 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf0200
  2. #c51b1a
  3. #cc3533
  4. #d24e4d
  5. #d96766
  6. #df8180
  7. #e59a99
  8. #ecb3b3
  9. #f2cccc
  10. #f9e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf0200 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf0200
  2. #b90f0d
  3. #b21b1a
  4. #ac2826
  5. #a63433
  6. #a04140
  7. #994e4d
  8. #935a5a
  9. #8d6766
  10. #867373
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f4949 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796b00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3000a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b3600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5400 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc0006 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf0200 {
  color: #bf0200;
}
Background
.bg-bf0200 {
  background-color: #bf0200;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf0200 {
  border: 2px solid #bf0200;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf0200;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 2 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf0200 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf0200, #bf6200);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf0200 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 2 0 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.56 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.11 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.27 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.62 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.82 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.95 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.32 #40fdff Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bf0200  rgb(191, 2, 0)  hsl(1, 100%, 37%)  Venetian Red
#00bdbf  rgb(0, 189, 191)  hsl(181, 100%, 37%)  Tiffany Blue
#00bf02  rgb(0, 191, 2)  hsl(121, 100%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#0200bf  rgb(2, 0, 191)  hsl(241, 100%, 37%)  Medium Blue